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What's On Line?
by Wendy Lea McKibbin
An overview of the many services
you can access with your mo-
dem, including five profiles of suc-
cessful users and a list of
products and data bases.
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inCider looks at self-help software
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Vol. 4 No. 5
May 1986
DEPARTMENTS
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It's Not Weird Anymore— I Am
by Deborah de Peyster
Letters
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Sams Compute/facts; lie En-
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5
INCIDER'S VIEW
"We're
constantly in
the process of
tinkering with our
machines.
There's
something about
the Apple II that
invites you to
play with it."
It's Not Weird Anymore— I Am
by Deborah de Peyster
This has all come upon me quite by
surprise. Looking back, it's hard to
pinpoint exactly when it began, but
suddenly I realized I was actually interacting
with my computer in a way I never expected.
I noticed it first, I think, while I was sitting
at my Apple He in the office and typing
away with AppleWorks. I was listening to
the disk drive whir when I noticed I'd been
working with the top off my computer. And
I realized I'd been using it that way for
some time. Now to many of you, using a
computer with its insides exposed doesn't
sound weird. But when I first came to this
job last November, I remember noticing that
everyone was using a computer with its in-
sides showing. I thought that was pretty
weird and assumed that everything was in
the process of being fixed.
Actually, I wasn't too far wrong. If what
I've recently learned about myself is true for
other Apple II users, we're constantly in the
process of tinkering with our machines.
Things aren't necessarily broken, they're
just always in the process of becoming. I'm
always thinking of the next enhancement I
want to add. Keeping the top off is a way
of reassuring myself that that new card will
be here sooner or later.
I also remember visiting with the technical
editor in my early days here and being
amazed at the pile of junk that surrounded
him. Most of the stuff consisted of green
computer boards with all kinds of little semi-
conductor chips, colored humped-looking
things, and round silver blobs on them. It
was an undecipherable mass of clutter as
far as I was concerned. But then, not too
long ago, in that very room I found myself
eyeing those little green boards with the
same lust I reserve for a hot-fudge sundae
with nuts and marshmallow sauce.
I also remember the first time my printer
failed and produced all kinds of gobbledy-
gook. I threw up my hands, babbled some
unprintable words, and stormed into the
technical editor's office to say, "Fix it! I
can't stand it anymore!"
Once again, I muttered to myself while
pacing his office and waiting for him to
deal with my problem, my computer had
come between me and what I want to do.
But something funny happened to me. The
last time my printer burped up the same kind
of gobbledygook, it didn't faze me. In fact, I
took the cover off the printer, reached for my
own small screwdriver (can you believe
this?), and readjusted the DIP switches.
And I didn't even think, until now, about
what I had done. What's happening to me?
Here's the real clincher. The other night I
was talking with my husband, a lawyer who
has yet to allow a computer into his life,
and I heard myself telling him about peeks,
pokes, and pointers. I didn't notice what I
was doing until I heard his otherworldly re-
ply, "Oh, you mean pig in a poke?"
And I thought his response was weird! I
remember the first time I heard about
peeks, pokes, and pointers. My eyes
glazed, I mumbled a few "uh, huhs," and
changed the subject as soon as I could.
Programming, I thought— how could any-
one want to spend time doing that when so
many good applications are available?
But between you and me— and this is
how I know I'm really getting weird— there's
something about the Apple II that invites
you to play with it: to interact on more than
a nonpersonal level, to really find out what
makes it tick. So here it comes— I'm going
to type in a listing. I don't have any big
reason for doing it, other than that I really
want to see how it works and see if I can do
it. And then once it's all in, maybe I'll change
a few lines and see what happens. ■
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May 1986
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Murder by the Dozen or Felony 21.75
DATAS0FT
A!', ote Reality 25.00
Bruce lee or Coram 22.25
Zruaon 18.50
ELECTRONIC ARTS
Adventure Construction Set 30.50
Archer. 22.00
Aichon II or Skyfox 24.25
Bald's Tale ol Reach for
the Stars 27.50
Carriers At War 30.50
Europe Ablaze 30.50
Music Construction Set 24.50
One-On-One 24.00
Pinboll Conduction Set 21.25
Seven Cities al Gold 24.25
EPYX
Summer Gomes I or II 23.00
Temple ol Apshoi Trilogy 23.00
Winlei Gomes 21.50
Worlds Greatest Baseball Gome ... 20.00
Worlds Greatest Football Game 23.00
HAYDEN
Saigon III 27.25
INF0C0M
Cutthroats a Zork I 21.75
Deadline, Suspended at Slorcioss . . . 27.75
Forbidden Quest 23.50
Hitchhiker's Guide lo the Goloxy 21.75
Planetfall or Enchantei
Sorcerer, Suspect or Infidel
Witness or Seostalkei
Zork II or Zork III
MICROPROS!
Crusade in Europe
Decision In The Desert
F-15 Strike Eagle or Solo Flight ....
NATO Commander
MICRO LEAGUE SPORTS
Micro League Baseball
Micro League Managers Disk
MINDSCAPE
Crossword Magic
Holley Project
Color Me
Jomes Bond View To A Kill
Rambo
Stephen King's The Mist
Voodoo Island
MUSE
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
Costle Wolfenstein
ODESTA
How About a Nice Gome of Chess?
ORIGIN SYSTEMS
Ultimo III
PENGUIN
Coveted Minor
Crimson Crown
Expedition Amazon
The Quest oi Rinp Quest
Xyphus or Iionsytvanio
SEGA
Frogger 3-Deep or Supei Zoxxon .
Spy Hunter or Buck Rogers
Topper or Slai Trek
SIERRA ON LINE
King's Quest I oi II
SIR TECH
Wizardry I
Wizardry II
Wizordry III or Wizardry IV
Wizprinl
SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE
Goto
STRATEGIC SIMULATIONS
50 Mission Crush or Roils West
Baltic 85 oi Gemstone Worrior
Battalion Commander
Battle lor Normondy
Geopolitique 1990
Germany 1985 or Corrier Force
Imperium Galacticum or Broadsides
North Atlantic 84
Objective Kursk or Phantasie
Operation Market Garden
Question
Refoiger 86 oi Kompfgruppe
USAAF
War in Russia
SUB LOGIC
Flight Simulator II
Night Mission Pinball
TELARIUM
Dragonworld or Shadowkeep
Fahrenheit 451 or Amozon
Rendezvous with Rama
21.75
24 7 5
21.75
24.75
23.75
20.00
20.00
19.75
23 00
23.00
28.50
26.00
CAll
22.50
22.50
22.50
22.50
18.25
18.25
20.50
33.25
20.50
20 50
19.75
20.00
20.25
19.50
25.75
25.75
28.00
24.75
20.50
23.50
14.25
21.00
23.00
19.75
23.00
23.50
22 75
34.75
22.75
34 75
23.00
29.50
29.50
34,75
32.00
46.50
30 50
20.75
22.75
22.75
22.75
PRINTERS
APPLE
Imogewritei II W/Acc. Kil 445.00
Imagewrilei 15" Wfa Kil 470.00
Lozeiwriler CAll
BROTHER
HR IS XL 330.00
HR 25 450.00
HR 35 445 00
CITIZEN
MSP-10 245.00
MSP-15 345.00
MSP-20 335.00
MSP-25 505.00
EPSON
Spectrum LX-80 205.00
Spectrum IX- 90 W/Acc. Kil CALL
IX-80 Color Printer CALL
FX-85 CALL
FX-185 CALL
10-800 CAll
LQ-1500 CAll
0X10 CALL
DX-20 CAll
AP-80 Imogewritei CALL
JUKI
Juki 5500 Color CAll
Juki 4100"' 340.00
Juki 4300 450 00
MANNIESMAN TALLY
MT-85 340.00
MT-84 410.00
NEC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
2030 415.00
3530 975.00
P2 490.00
P3 490.00
Elf 340 380.00
OKIDATA
1B2P 210.00
192P 330.00
192 Imogewritei 360.00
193P 470.00
193 Imogewritei 540 00
Okimote 20 Color 210.00
PANASONIC
KXP 1091 •" 225.00
KXP 1092 345,00
KXP 1093 395.00
KXP 3131 CALL
KXP 3151 375.00
QUME
Letter Pio 20 395.00
SILVER REED
EXP 400P 200.00
EXP 500P 235.00
EXP 550P ... 365.00
EXP 770P 669.00
STAR MICR0NICS
SG 10 215.00
SG 15 369.00
50 10 329,00
SD 15 439.00
51 10 479.00
St 15 579.00
TOSHIBA
P35I 1025.00
1340P 395,00
P341 885.00
PRINTER INTERFACES
ORANGE MICRO
Buffeted Grappler 131.50
Grapplei Plus 72.00
SPIES LABS
Nice Print 104,75
TEXTPRINT
Print It (Parallel or Serial) 123.50
THIRDWARE
Fingerprint Plus 87,50
ACCESSORfES/TURBO
BOARDS
APPLE COMPUTER
Apple Mouse lie 73.00
Apple Mouse lie 103.00
Appleworks Modifiei 44K 37.50
Applewoiks Modifiei 128K 47.50
CH HAYES
Hoyes Moch II 24.25
Hayes Mach III 32.25
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Flip N File 50 18.00
KEYTRONICS
KB 200 185.00
KOALA TECHNOLOGIES
Koala Pad 70.50
Gibson Light Pen CAll
Muppei learning Keys 41.50
KRAFT
Kraft Joystick 24.00
Ma
MO Speed Demon 157.50
STREET ELECTRONICS
Echo II Plus 91.00
Cricket lie 104.00
TITAN TECHNOLOGIES
Accelerotoi lie 203.05
Solum 128K Ramcoid 173.50
SWEET MICRO
Mockingbaaid A or B 64.00
Vockingboatd C 114.50
Vockingbooid D 126.50
EDUCATIONAL
APPLE
Logo II 75.00
BARRONS
BononsSAT 51.50
Borrons GMAI CAll
BRAINPOWER
Chipwits 22.7!
Thinklast 22.75
BRODERBUND
Science Toolkit 33 DC
CBS
Adventuie Master 25. OC
Mastering the SAT 55.5[
America Coast to Coast 23.5C
Goien's Learning Bridge 48.5C
Success With Algebra 20.51
Success With Moth 14.51
Forecast or T-Re> 27.0C
DAVIDSON AND ASSOCIATES
Alge Blaster 27.01
Speed Reader II 37.51
Word Attack, Mothblastei oi Spellit 24.5C
All Davidson Dota Disks 11.75
DESIGNWARE
Spellcopler or Spellakazom 23. 5C
Slates I Traits or European Notions . 24. 5C
Body Transparent or Mission Algebra 24.5C
Grammar Exominet 24.5C
Remember 43.50
DIM
Alien Addition oi Alligator Mix 18 V.
Meteor Mult, or Minus Mission 18.5H
Demolition Division of Dragon Mix .. 18.50
Spelling Wiz or Word Invasion 18. 5C
EDU-WARE/PEACHTREE
Compu Read 15.5C
Compu Math 26.00
SAT oi PSAT Word Attack Skills .... 15.51
Spelling Bee S Reading Primer 21.50
Algebra 1,2.3,4. or 5 30.51
Albegro 5 S 4 25.00
Writing Skills 1,2.3,4,5 21.511
Honds on BASIC 25.00
Introduction to Counting 19.00
Fractions or Decimals 19.00
FISHER PRICE
Alpha Build 15.50
Perer Robbit Reading 17.51
HARCOURT BRACE JOVANOVICH
Honour! SAT 45.00
Harcourt GRE or ACT 52.M
GR0LIER
Science Islond or Treasure Hunter . . . 23.25
Easy Graph or Friendly Filer 23.25
Educalc 29.50
HAYDEN
Word Challenge 12.00
LEARNING COMPANY
Rocky 's Boots oi Robot Odyssey .... 27.75
Number Stumper or Render Raobitt . 22.75
Magic Spells or Word Spinner 20.50
Bumble Gomes or Bumble Plot 23.25
Gertrude's Puzzle or Secrets 24.75
MAGNUM
Super Speed Reading 30.00
MECC
Elementary Series (EACH) 29.00
Math or Health Series (EACH) 29.00
MICROSOFT
Typing Tutor II 14.75
MlLLIKEN
Moth Sequences (EACH) 20.25
Number Chose or Pop r Spell 23.50
Milliken Woid Processor 41.50
MINDSCAPE
Perfect Score SAT 41.50
"Top ratea in a leading consumer magazine
Connecticut Orders Call (203) 375-3860 IN CANADA 1-800-843-0074
ANY COMPARABLE ADVERTISED PRICE BY $1
SCARBOROUGH SYSTEMS
Build * Book About You 23.25
Boston Computer Diet 45. 7$
Masterfype's Writing Wizard 45.75
Mostertype's Filet 23.50
Mostertype's New ond Improved 23.25
Run for the Money or Songwriter . . . 23.50
SCHOLASTIC WIZWARE
fort ond fiction Toolkit Nc 22.50
Microzine 1-8 (EACH) 22.50
Story Tree or Story Moker 22.50
Turtle Tracks or Agent USA 23.00
Operation Frog or Logic Builders ... 23.00
Logo Robot or Kids At Woik 14.25
SIMON AND SCHUSTER
Chem lab 23.50
Lovejoys Preparation For The SAT . . . 41.50
typing Tutor III 28.50
SPINMAKER SOFTWARE
Fraction Fever or Foce Moker 14.50
File ond Report or Spreadsheet ... 33.50
Snooper Troops 1 or 2 19.50
Story Machine or Grandma's House 14.75
Kindercomp or Kids on Keys 14.50
Spinnoker Word Processor 33.50
Alphabet Zoo or Kidwritet 16.75
In Search 01 19.50
SPRINGBOARD
Eorly Gomes or Piece of Coke 16.00
Make A Match or Fraction Factory . 16.00
Mask Parade 23.50
Easy As ABC 23.50
Mathbusters 17.50
TERRAPIN
Terrapin Logo 54.50
terrapin Logo 10 Pock 177.00
TIMEWORKS
Evelyn Wood Dynamic Reader 38.75
WEEKLY READER
Exploring Tables And Graphs 1 Or 2 . 20.50
Sticky Beat Series (EACH) 23.75
BUSINESS
ADVANCED LOGIC SYSTEMS
The Handlers Packoge 94.75
list ot Word Handler 44.00
Spellworks 31.50
APPLE
Apple Writer II 111.00
Apple Access 54.00
Qnkkfile 67.00
APPLIED SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY
Versoform 43.50
ARTSCI
Magic Office Systems 122.00
Mogic Cole 3.3 55.00
Magic Window 76.00
ASHTON TATE
DBase II 245.00
BPI
Gen. Acctg. AR.AP.Gl. PAY 194.00
Gen. Acctg. AR, AP. Gl, PAY Pro Dos 209.00
ORGANIZATIONAL SOFTWARE
Omars III 227.00
BRODERBUND
Bank Street Filer 39.50
Bank Street Speller 39.50
Bonk Sheet Writer 64K ot 128K . . . 39.50
CONTINENTAL SOFTWARE
FCM/Fl 57.00
Home Accountant ot Tax Advantage . 37.50
DOW TONES SOFTWARE
Investor's Workshop 86.00
Market Analyzer or Microscope . ... 198.00
Mtk. Mgr. or Spreadsheet link. .. 147.00
Membership Kit 18.00
ELECTRONIC ARTS
Financial Cookbook 30.00
Cut « Paste 21.25
O-Code 21.00
FUNK
Sideways 32.00
HAYDEN SOFTWARE
The Writer 26.50
HOWARD SOFTWARE SERVICES
Real Estate Analyzer III 185.00
INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS
Mouse Budget 41.00
Mouse Cole 91.00
Mouse Desk 23.00
Mouse Word 78.00
Mouse File CALL
KENSINGTON
Format II Enhanced 86.00
LIVING VIDEOTEX!
Think Tank ll/lle 77.00
MEGAHAUS
Megafinder 89.00
Megaworks 66.50
MANZANITA
Business Works Master Module 67.00
Monzanitn Gl/AR/AP/or INV 255.00
Monznnita Payroll 290.00
MECA
Managing Your Money 102.00
MICROPRO
Wordstoi 168.00
MICROSOFT
Multiplon 54.00
MONOGRAM
Dolors 8 Sense 56.50
Dollars 8 Sense He 66.50
Forecast 35.00
NOLO PRESS
Will Writer 28.50
PBI SOFTWARE
Grophworks 58.00
Jeeves 35.00
PEACHTREE
Back to Basics 98.00
PINPOINT PUBLISHING
Pinpoint 3S.00
PRACTICORP
Practical 26.00
PRECISION SOFTWARE
Superbase 53.00
QUARK
Word Juggler w/lexichecl 58.75
Cotolystlle 93.00
ROGER WAGNER PUBLISHING
Mouse Write 72.00
The Write Choice 26.50
ROLODEX
Rolodex Compucotd 33.75
Rolodex label Express 33.75
SATELLITE SOFTWARE
Word Perfect 77.00
SCARBOROUGH
Net Worth 46.50
SENSIBLE SOFTWARE
Bookends or Sensible SpeTler 67.00
The Graphics Deportment 65.00
Report lord 33.00
SIERRA-ON-LINE
The General Monoger II 127.00
Homeword 41.00
Homeword Speller 30.00
Screenwriter He 73.00
Homeword Writer ond Speller Bundle CALL
SORCIM
Supercalc 3A 100.50
SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
PFS: First Success 126.00
PFS: Access or Proof 43.50
PFS: File or Graph 68.25
PFS: Report or Write 68.25
STATE OF THE ART
Electric Checkbook 58.00
GL/AR/AP/INV or PAYROLL 285.00
STONEWARE
DB Master 4 Plus 167.00
OB Master Hard Disk 235.00
DB Master Business Writer 87.00
DB Bus. Pack or Master Bos. Team 187.00
TIMEWORKS
Silvia Porter's Financial Planner 67 00
TURNING POINT
Time Is Money 57.50
VIRTUAL COMBINATICS
Micro Cookbook ll/lle 21.50
VISICORP
Floshcolc 57.00
MONITORS
APPLE
Color Monitot He ot He 275.00
AMOEK
Color 300— 206.50
Color 600 373.50
Video 300A Amber— 116.50
Video 300G Green— 110.50
DUM III 117.50
PRINCETON
HX-9 389.00
HX-12 409,00
RBG Interface 140.00
TAXAN
115 Green 105.00
116 Amber 110.00
610 300.00
620 350.00
630 405.00
640 460.00
MULTIFUNCTION
BOARDS
APPLIED ENGINEERING
Applied Eng. Trans Warp Accelerator . CALL
Applied Eng. Romworks II CALL
Applied Eng. Rgb Option 100.00
Applied Eng. I Ram lie CALL
Applied Eng. System Clock 62.00
Applied Eng. Viewmostei 102.00
Applied Eng. Timemaster H.0 105.00
Applied Eng. BSR Option 37.00
Applied Eng. Z-80 Plus 103.00
APRICORN
Apneorn 16K RAM Card 64.00
Aprieorn 64K Extend It 84.00
AST RESEARCH
AST Mego Ram Plus CALL
AST Sprint Disk CALL
AST Micro Slor (lOmg hd, 3.5") 1249.00
AST Micro Stor lOmg B.U.) 589.00
AST Mitro Slor (lOmg hd W/B.U ) 1799.00
ASTMultil/O 152.00
CARRABIAN
Extend 80 77.00
CHECKMATE TECHNOLOGIES
Checkmate ZEE-80A Card 64.50
Checkmate lle-80 Rom Cord 56.50
Checkmate Multiram C (256K) .... 245.00
Checkmate Multiram C (512K) ... 310.00
Checkmate Multiram lie 129.00
Checkmate Multiview 80/160 205.00
INFORMATION APPLIANCE, INC.
Swyftcord 69.00
OHIO KACHE SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Koche Board (256K) CALL
OKSC Optional Power Supply CAll
PRACTICAL PERIPHERALS
SeriAll interface Card 90.75
Proclock He or lie 116.50
Printerioce 47.50
Graphicord 57.50
OUADRAM
Qoodrom Pro Dos ClockXolendar . . 59.00
Quodram Extended Multifunction Card 1 55.00
Quodram Buffered Seriol Int. (64K) 95.00
Quodram Paralell Interface 65.00
Quodram Poralell Cord W/Grophics . . 70.00
Quadram 80 Column 64K Cord .... 97.00
Quudram Multi-Core Board w/256K 175.00
Quadram E-Rom 80 96.00
STREET ELECTRONICS
Alphobits II CAll
livewire W/Clock 70.50
Business Cord Seriol 131.00
Business Card Poralell 154.00
THUNDERWARE
Thundercloek Plus 103.00
CREATIVE PERIPHERALS
Time Trox He ot He 77.50
MODEMS
ANCHOR AUTOMATION
Volksmodem 1200 177.50
Volksmodem lie. He or Moc Coble .. 11.00
NOVATION
Apple Cat II 187.00
212 upgrade kit 218.00
212 Applecat 353.00
APPLE COMPUTER
Apple lie. He or Moc Connect™ Kit . . 23.00
Apple Petsonol Modem 260.00
HAYES
Hayes Smortmodem 300 132.00
Hayes Smortmodem 300 He 152.00
Hoyes Micromodem He w/SC I . . . . 128.00
Hoyes Smortmodem 1200 360.00
Hayes Smortmodem 2400 577.00
PRENTICE
Poptop X-100 Modem 244.00
PROMETHEUS
Prometheus 1200 External 285.00
Prometheus Internal lle/ll+ 255.00
ZOOM TELEPHONICS
Zoom Modem He 114.00
Zoom Modem He Plus 120.00
ANIMATION/GRAPHICS
SOFTWARE
BAUDVIllE
Actors ond Actions 16.25
Blnzing Paddles 25 75
Heros and Villoins 16.25
Pa It 28.50
Shape Library 1. 2 or 3 10.75
Take 1 31.50
BEAGLE BROTHERS
Beagle Graphics 30.50
Frame Up 15.00
BRODERBUND
Dazzle Draw 34.50
Fontovision 27.00
Print Shop 26.75
Print Shop Companion 22.50
Graphics Library 1 14.25
Graphics Library 2 14.25
Graphics library 3 14.25
Refill Paper Pock 12.25
DATA TRANSFORMS
Fontrix 53.25
Font Pocks 1-13 11.00
PENGUIN
New Complete Graphics System .... 44.75
Graphics Magician 33.75
SENSIBLE SOFTWARE
Graphics Deportment 64.75
SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
PFS: Graph Dos or Pro Dos ....... 68.00
SPINNAKER
Delta Drawing 22.75
SPRINGBOARD
Clip Art Effects for Newsroom 16.25
Graphics Expander 1 22.25
Newsroom 30.50
WEEKLY READER
Picbuilder 21.75
Zoom Graphics 29.50
DISK DRIVES
APPLE
UNIDISK w/cotolyst 255 00
Duo Disk w/oee. Kit 425 00
He Add On 219 00
MICRO SCI
A2 143K 152.00
Slimline He 152 00
Slimline lie 159 00
Controller Cord 47 00
QUARK
OC-IO Hord Disk, UNDER . 999 00
QC-20 Hord Disk, UNDER 1375 00
UTILITY
SOFTWARE/LANGUAGES
BEAGLE BROTHERS
Apple Mechanic 15.75
Beagle Basic 18.50
Disk Quick 15.50
Dos Boss 12.25
Double lake 18.00
Extra K 21.00
fat Cot 18.50
Flex Text 15.50
6PIE 25.50
I/O Silver 15.00
Mini Pix 14.75
Mechonk 20.00
Font Mechonk 15.00
Big U 17.00
Pro Byter 16.50
Pronto Dos 15.00
Silicon Salad 12.75
Triple Dump 20 00
Type Faces 10.75
Utility City 15.25
BORLAND
Turbo Postal 35.00
Turbo Toolbox 28.00
Turbo Tutor 20.50
KENSINGTON MICROWARE
System Saver 57 50
LAZERWARE
lisa U2.6 52.50
MICROSOFT
Applesoft Compiler 102.00
Premium Softcord He 24Z.00
PERFECT DATA
Perfect Data Head Cleaning Kit 18.00
QUALITY
Bog of Ttitks 23.50
Bog of Tricks II 28.00
ROGER WAGNER
Medio 33.75
Merlin Combo 64.75
Merlin Pro 55.75
Visible 6502 28.50
VIDEX
Ultrotetm w/SS inv. 175.00
Video 7 RGB Interface He 93.00
Video 7 RGB interface He 84.00
TELECOMMUNICATION
SOFTWARE
APPLE COMPUTER
Apple Access II 54.00
COMPUSERVE
Compuserve Starter Kit 14.00
DOW JONES
Spreadsheet Link 00.00
Dow Jones Starter Kit 00 00
HAYES
Smartcom 1 69.00
Hoyes Terminal Program 54.00
MICROSTUF
Crosstalk 95.00
QUARK
Terminus 53.75
SOFTRONICS
Softerm II 122.00
SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
PFS: Access 42.00
SOURCE TELECOMPUTING
Source Subscription Kit 25.00
UNITED SOFTWARE INDUSTRIES
Ascii Express Pro (Dos or Pro Dos) . . 74.00
BLANK MEDIA
Elephant SS/DO 12.00
Elephant DS/DD 15.50
Verbatim SS/DD 14.50
Verbatim DS/DD 18.50
Memorex SS/DD 14.00
BASF SS/DD 11.00
Maxell SS/DD 14.00
Circle 110 on Reader Service Card.
LETTERS
Where's the Program?
I live in a small farming community
that would make Peterborough look
like New York. It often gets down to
45 degrees below zero, and our com-
puters take a beating.
I'm the only person up here even
resembling a hacker, and I wouldn't
call myself that by any means. Your
magazine and others are constant
companions, since no one here talks
about computers. inCider means a
trip to town every month— some 120
miles away. (A subscription would rob
my wife and me of the reason for
going to town.)
So it's with great disappointment
that I have to agree with the person
who wrote in the last ATACC (Alberta
Teachers Association Computer Coun-
cil) newsletter that "the quality of in-
Cider has slipped somewhat in the
last little while." He pointed out that
at one time there were many pro-
grams. Now there are virtually none.
We used to get interesting ways of
dumping vectors, bizarre little two-lin-
ers (which are very useful teaching
tools), and great games. inCider had
its pulse on what we wanted. Now
there seems to be some confusion.
I like inCider very much, but I think
something can be done to enhance it
and make it more useful to those of
us who really enjoy reading it.
Jerome Cherry
Box 126
Worsley, Alberta
Canada TOH 3W0
BASICally Professional
I'm writing in response to adver-
tisements for a Pascal language that
frequently appear in your magazine
and state in no uncertain terms that
"professional software isn't written in
BASIC." On the off chance that some
of your readers might believe that
statement, I'd like to contradict it.
I'm a research biochemist, and use
computers in the laboratory exten-
sively. Among the software I've re-
cently purchased and find quite useful
are Hi-Res Electronic Design, Scien-
tific Plotter, GrafPak II, and Quick-
Shape, all of which are written in BA-
SIC. I also write my own programs in
BASIC for statistical analysis of data,
data capture, and plotting. Although I
run programs written in everything
from machine language to FORTRAN,
BASIC programs are the most useful
to me because they're the most inter-
active and the easiest to adapt to my
lab's specific needs.
When you say something like
"professional programs are not written
in BASIC," you're creating a personal
definition of "professional." I suspect
most inCider readers realize that, but
I wanted to provide some relevant
facts on the subject.
Phillip W. Albro
808 Griffis Street
Cary, NC 27511
//c Portability
As small-business owners, my wife
and I several years ago chose Apple
lie's for our business needs. Needless
to say, we've been very pleased with
the hardware and software available.
Upon reading your article concern-
ing Judy Collins (March 1986, p. 18),
we identified with her in several ways.
First, we're products of the 1960's
and enjoy her music. Second, it's in-
convenient not being able to use an
Apple lie on the road to do research
and communicate with our offices.
We purchased a lie with Apple's
promise that it would be portable.
After the $600 "lemon" LCD screen
came out, I wrote Apple a letter con-
cerning the portability of the lie, and
even quoted inCider's review of the
LCD (June 1985, p. 95). I have yet to
get any help from Apple in solving
the portability situation to make the lie
worth the price. inCider could help
many of us by putting together an ar-
ticle on making the He really porta-
ble—LCD screens, power packs,
cases, and so on.
Thanks for your time and concern.
James R. Muir
1424 DeAnza Street
Barstow, CA 9231 1
Church Users
I'm a new subscriber to your mag-
azine, and so far, I'm really enjoying
it. We have two Apple computers
we're using in our church.
I was wondering if you could help
me get in touch with some kind of
"church user group."
Howard Gwartney, Pastor
Central Free Will Baptist Church
3200 Blue Ridge Extension
Grandview, MO 64030
In doing the research for our Sep-
tember 1985 cover feature "Not for
Hackers Only" (p. 16), our news edi-
tor didn't come across any church-
related user groups. If any readers
know of church-affiliated computer
clubs, please contact Reverend
Gwartney at the above address.— eds.
They're Enhanced
I'm confused. I've been a devoted
Appier for many years, and I'm very
happy with my lie at home. I teach
writing courses at Towson State and
was very pleased when the College of
Education decided to go with Apple.
We've recently added several new
lie's, because everything we already
had was Apple and therefore inter-
changeable. But the new lie's aren't
really the same— they're enhanced.
The rude awakening came when
the old Apple Writer wouldn't function
on the new units. When I inquired at
a local dealer's, he responded, "No
problem. Just send the Apple Writer
disk to Apple with $50 and they'll up-
grade it." Huh? Fifty dollars? In the
end I merely copied the new ProDOS
Apple Writer, and we now use it with
both units.
It was his follow-up comment that
really bothered me. He said, "These
new lie's are 'enhanced.' They think
they're //c's." If I wanted He's, I
would have ordered lie's, but I didn't.
Just what is this enhancement all
about?
Some input from others, as well as
Apple, would be greatly appreci-
ated—especially now, when I'm feel-
ing a little down. The "new" Apple
He may be enhanced, but I'm not.
William L. Gehring, Ph.D.
Towson State University
Towson, MD 21204
10
May 1986
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Display images of clearly superior quality
View colorful images with sharp, clear definition. The
Princeton HX-9 gives you super sharp 80-column text
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The small footprint and sleek, professional styling make
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Overall I found the HX-9 to be an excellent product and
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When I'm typing rapidly with Apple
Writer II on the unenhanced lie, it
can't accept characters fast enough,
and frequently skips. The machine
can't read the keyboard letters fast
enough to get them into the buffer.
One solution is to use a faster chip,
like the one in the enhanced version.
Apple Writer II doesn't work on the
enhanced //e, though. When you load
the program, goofy symbols appear
in the text-editor display. When you
type something in, it doesn't go to
the end of the line on the monitor,
but stops about an inch short.
A solution to this would be to get
an updated version of Apple Writer
compatible with the enhanced He. We
have more than 45 floppy disks of
text files that must be accessible,
though. To date, no one has been
able to assure us that we can run
our current text files on the enhanced
He with either this software or a
newer version.
In the meantime, we're stuck with a
machine and a system that has a very
cumbersome feature. Help from any
source would be greatly appreciated!
Peter S. Vaii
9 Elysian Drive
Andover, MA 01810
Those "goofy symbols" you see on
your enhanced lie or lie are called
"mousetext" characters. They replace
inverse capitals— like the text-editor
display— in the newer Apple H's. They
make it easier for H's to use a Mac-
style display but harder for you to
use Apple Writer II and other early
80-column software.
You have several choices. First, you
could ignore the mousetext. When
Dawn Matthews, inCider's managing
editor, uses Apple Writer II on her lie,
she "escapes" to a screen with no
inverse characters in the text-editor
bar, and goes on as before (although
capital letters under the cursor will
also be unrecognizable on screen).
Or get the new ProDOS Apple Writer
II and convert all your files— it's not
difficult. (This is what Apple wants you
to do.)
You could buy a Franklin Ace
2000, which lets you enable and dis-
able mousetext with a switch. Or, best
of all, get a faster word processor,
such as AppleWorks. —eds.
Mislabeled Megabytes
As a follow-up to your fine article
on hard-disk drives ("Hard-Driving
Disks," September 1985, p. 24),
please issue this word of caution. The
Apple ProFile comes in 5- and 10-
megabyte versions, but the storage
capacity is not clearly marked on the
unit purchased.
I purchased a 10-megabyte ProFile
in August. When I formatted the disk
and checked the block allocation, I
discovered I only had 5 megabytes of
storage. My supplier, Programs Plus,
of Stratford, Connecticut, admitted that
its customer-service people couldn't
tell the storage capacity of the disk,
and had shipped me the wrong one.
I've been waiting nearly two months
for a replacement to arrive from Ap-
ple, via Programs Plus.
John F. Fitzgerald
Central Office Systems
11 Davis Avenue
Valhalla, NY 10595
Corrected Hint
Joseph Movich of LaVerne, Califor-
nia, correctly informed me that my
"hint" on page 40 of the November
inCider is incorrect in one particular.
The problem with GET and Escape
isn't that the escape key doesn't set
the high bit, but that the 80-column-
monitor routines preempt escape (un-
less you have a He or an enhanced
He). Thus, in Listing 1, line 30040 is
superfluous.
Dan G. McCartney
3010 Turner Avenue
Roslyn, PA 19001
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rectly in our February 1986 issue
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Novation
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Novation 212 Apple Cat II 355.00
Novation 212 Upgrade 219.00
Novation 2400 Baud
Standalone Modem 479.00
Prentice
Popcorn X-100 (1200 Baud) 245.00
Prometheus
Pro Modem 1200 (External) 269.00
Pro Modem 1200A (Internal) 239.00
Pro Modem 300c 129.00
U.S. Robotics
U.S. Robotics Password 1200 199.00
U.S. Robotics Courier 2400 389.00
Zoom Telephonies
Zoom/Modem / to 115.00
Zoom/Modem / to Plus 120.00
Accelerators/Ramcards/2-80/80 Col.
Advanced Logic Systems
Add-Ram 16
Add-Ram 80/64
Add-Ram 80/256
Z-Engine 2.2
CP/M Card
Apple Computer
Apple II Memory Expansion Card
Apple / to Extended 80 Col. Card
Applied Engineering
RamWorks IT (64K to 3MB)
Z-Ram / Ic (256 or 512K)
Ramworks RGB Option & 16 Bit Option
TransWarp Accelerator
ViewMaster 80
Z-80 Plus
Apricorn Apricorn 64K Extend-it
Apricorn 16K Ramcard 11 +
AST Research MegaRamPlus
SprintDisk
Caribbean Computer
Extend 80
Checkmate Technology
Multiview 80/160
Multiram CX Cards
65C816 CX Kit
MultiRam / to Cards
MultiRam / /EX 65C816 Card
Information Appliance SwyftCard
Legend Industries
Legend E' Card (64K to 1 MB)
Legend S' Card (64K to 1 MB)
Micro Sci Micro Sci 80/64e
Micro Sci 80/256e
Microsoft
Microsoft Softcard II
IITC MTC Speed Demon
" ■;- -oustries Saturn 128K Ram
Neptune 80 Col w/64K
Clock/Calendar Peripherals
Applied Engineering
TimeMaster H.O.
99.00
BSR Interface
39.00
/ / c System Clock
65.00
Practical Peripherals
Proclock / to or / Ic
119.00
Quadram
Pro Dos Clock/Calendar Card
65.00
Creative Peripherals
Seiko Datagraph 2001 w/Time Trax
149.00
Time Trax / to or / Ic
79.00
1 Ic System Clock
55.00
Street Electronics Livewire
70.00
Thunderware Thunderclock Plus
105.00
Video Cards
Color Enhancer / to w/Dazzle
Draw
119.00
Color Enhancer / Ic
89.00
Screen Enhancer / to
89.00
Screen Enhancer / Ic
49.00
Accessories
V dex V'deoterm w/SS Inv.
URraterm
Multifunction Cards
AST Research MuH I/O Card
Checkmate Technology Gambit
Prometheus v=R3Acard
Quadram Mutticore W/256K
Extended Multifunction Board
Street Electronics
Business Card Parallel
Business Card Senal
Videx PSIO Dual Function
Interface
65.00
52.00
145.00
125.00
225.00
225.00
115.00
Call
Call
Call
Call
109.00
109.00
89.00
68.00
Call
Call
78.00
205 00
Call
Call
Call
Call
69.00
Call
Call
69.00
149.00
265.00
159.00
175.00
185.00
219.00
178.00
189.00
155.00
Call
135.00
295.00
179.00
155.00
135.00
Printer Interface Cards
Apple
Apple Super Serial Card
109.00
Apricorn Apricord / Ic
49.00
Super Serial Card
79.00
Interactive Structures
Pkaso/U Interface
115.00
Orange Micro
Serial Grappler Plus
75.00
Grappler +
74.00
Buffered Grappler +
135.00
Grappler / Ic
78.00
Hot Link
49.00
Practical Peripherals
Graph icard
59.00
PrinterFace
49.00
SeriALL Interface Card
95.00
Spies Labs Nice Print
105.00
TextPrint
Print-It! (Parallel or Serial)
125.00
Third ware
Finger Print Plus II + ,/ to,/ Ic
89.00
Kensington System Saver 60.00
Cool + Time 69.00
Curtis Diamond 30.00
Curtis Emerald 36.00
Curtis Ruby 54.00
Curtis Sapphire 47.00
Cauzin Strip Reader Call
Touch Window by Personal Touch 179.00
Apple Mouse / to 115.00
Apple Mouse / Ic 79.00
Hayes Mach II Joystick 27.00
Hayes Mach III Joystick 33.00
Kraft Quickstick / Ic 49.00
Kraft Joystick 26.00
Digital Paintbrush System 175.00
Muppet Learning Keys 42.00
Koala Pad Plus 72.00
KeyTronic Keyboard KB-200 180.00
Trackhouse Keypad 79.00
Mockingboard A Board 65.00
Mockingboard C Board 115.00
Mockingboard D Board {/ Ic) 125.00
Echo II Plus 94.00
The Cricket / to 94,00
Hanzon Universal Data Buffer 289.00
Rainbow Paper Pak (300 sheets) 12.00
ImageWriter Ribbon-Black 4.50
ImageWriter Ribbon-Color 5.00
ImageWriter Rainbow Pack (6 Colors) 27.00
Environmental Software: Apple Skins
Apple / / c or / / e w/Monitor II Cover 19.00
Apple / / c w/Color Monitor Cover 21.00
Apple / / e Professional System Cover 23.00
Apple / / c, / / e or UniDisk Drive Cover 7.00
Blank Media
5 ' .. ' Blank Media
BASF 5.25" SS/DD (box ol 10)
Elephant 5.25" SS/DD (box ol 10)
Verbatim 5.25" SS/DD (box ol 10)
Sony 5.25" SS/DD (box ol 10)
Maxell 5.25" SS/DD (box ol 10)
Nashua 5.25 SS/DD (box ol 10)
Memorex 5.25" SS/DD (box ol 10)
3M 5.25" SS/DD (box ol 10)
Dysan 5.25" SS/DD (box ol 10)
3W Blank Media
BASF 3.5" DS/DD (box ol 5)
Sony 3.5" DS/DD (box ol 10)
Fuji 3.5" DS/DD (box ol 10)
Verbatim DS/DD (box ol 10)
Maxell 3.5" DS/DD (box ol 10)
3M 3.5" DS/DD (box ol 10)
Apple
ImageWriter II Color Printer
459.00
ImageWriter II 32K Buffer
79.00
ImageWriter II Cut Sheet Feeder
175.00
ImageWriter (Wide Carriage)
475.00
Brother HR-15XL
319.00
HR-25
449.00
HR-35
665.00
TwinWriter 5
839.00
Fortls/Dynax
DH45 Dual Head Printer
839.00
Citizen MSP-10 (160 cps)
245.00
MSP-15 (160 cps)
365.00
MSP-20 (200 cps)
335.00
MSP-25 (200 cps)
505.00
Cltoh ProWriter 8510 SP Plus
329.00
ProWriter 1550 SP Plus
469.00
Epson
AP-80 (Imagewhter Compatible)
Call
LX-80/90 Call 209
00/259.00
FX-286 For
Call
DX-10/20 Most
Call
JX-80 Recent
Call
LQ-800/1000/1500 Low! Low!
Call
SQ-2000 Prices
Call
Juki 6000 Par. or Ser.
179.00
6100 Par.
339.00
6200 Par
509.00
6300 Par. or Ser.
649.00
NEC SpinWriter e l f- 360
379.00
SpinWriter 2030P (20 cps)
615.00
SpinWriter 3530P (35 cps)
975.00
PinWriter P2-2P (180 cps)
489.00
PinWriter P3-3P (180 cps)
689.00
Okidata Okimate 20 Color Printer
119.00
Microline 182P
209.00
Microline 183P
379.00
Microline 192P
339.00
Microline 193P
475.00
Microline 192 Apple
369.00
Microline 193 Apple
545.00
Panasonic KXP-1091
225.00
KXP-1092
345.00
KXP-1592
395.00
KXP-3131
245.00
KXP-3151
375.00
Silver Reed EXP-400P
189.00
EXP-500P
189.00
EXP-550P
365.00
EXP-800P
659.00
Star Mlcronics SG-10 (120 cps)
219.00
SG-15 (120 cps)
379.00
SD-10 (160 cps)
339.00
SD-15 (160 cps)
449.00
SR-10 (200 cps)
489.00
SR-15 (200 cps)
585.00
Toshiba P-1340 Parallel
395.00
P-341 Parallel Only
759.00
P-341 Parallel & Serial
789.00
P-351 Parallel
1025.00
P-351 Parallel/Serial
1025.00
Disk Drives/Hard Disks
Apple
ProFile (10 Meg) w/Access. Kit
1139.00
Apple / Ic External Drive
229.00
Apple DuoDisk w/Accessory Kit
449.00
Apple UniDisk w/Controller
279.00
Apple UniDisk 3.5 w/Apple / / Utilities
359.00
Apple UniDisk 3.5 w/Catalyst
385.00
Apple Unidisk 3.5 Accessory Kit (II + ,/ to) 59.00
AST Research
MicroStor 10MB Tape Backup Only
589.00
MicroStor 10 MB Hard Disk Only
1249.00
MicroStor 10MB Hard Disk w/Tape
1799.00
Corvus Systems OmniDrive Hard Disks Call
H & M Disk Drive Services
EquiDisk +
599.00
737K of storage on each Drive! Includes
2-5.25" Drives w/Controlter, Power Supply &
Cables. Apple DuoDisk Side By Side Design!
Micro Sci A2 Full Height
149.00
A5 Slimline / to
149.00
A5 Slimline / to
159.00
Micro Sci C2 Controller
45.00
Mitac AD-1 Full Height / to
139.00
AD-3C Slimline / to or / Ic
129.00
Pico Products
Apple Halt-Height II +,/ to, / to
139.00
Quark
QC-10 Hard Disk / to, / Ic or Mac
819.00
QC-20 Hard Disk / to, / Ic or Mac
1139.00
Monitors
Amdek
Video 300G 12" Green Monitor
Video 300A 12" Amber Monitor 119.00
Color Monitor 300 (Composite) 209.00
Color Monitor 600 (RGB) 385.00
DVM III RGB Interface 119.00
Apple
Color Monitor / /e 289.00
Color Monitor / Ic 289.00
Panasonic
TR120M1 Hi-Res Green 110.00
TR120MD Hi-Res Amber 110.00
DTS101 Dual Mode Color 10" 165.00
DTH103 10" Super Hi-Res RGB 369.00
DTM140 14" Super Hi-Res RGB 319.00
Princeton Graphics
HX-9 9" RGB Color 389.00
HX-12 RGB 12" RGB Color 409.00
RGB-80 Interface 140.00
Sakata
SG-1000 Green 105.00
SA-1000 Amber 115.00
SC-100 Composite Color 149.00
SC-200 RGB Color 379.00
SWI International Systems
CVUE Flat-Panel Display / Ic 389.00
Taxan
115 12" Hi-Res Green 109.00
116 12" Hi-Res Amber 115.00
220 14" Composite Color 209.00
610 12" Hi-Res RGB Color (510x200) 345.00
620 12" Hi-Res RGB Color (640x200) 385.00
410-80/64 RGB-II Interface 169.00
Teknlka
MJ-22 RGB Color Monitor 289.00
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Cheap Copies
You may have heard the
term "site license," usually
in a sentence that begins,
"I wish software manufac-
turers would offer a . . . ."
In the software industry, site
license basically means a
volume discount. It gives
you the okay to make an
agreed-upon number of
copies of a software appli-
cation for a price that's
more than the cost of one
application, but much less
than the cost of each appli-
cation if purchased at retail.
Site licenses are particu-
larly of interest to busi-
nesses and schools, where
one application may be
used by as many as sev-
eral hundred people. To get
the required numbers,
those applications are often
copied illegally. When disks
are copy-protected, far
fewer are purchased than
are actually needed. In
both cases, everyone loses.
But not very many software
companies offer site-license
agreements, and even
fewer offer such agree-
ments for education.
But a new product called
LogoWriter, from Logo
Computer Systems Inc.
(LCSI), promises to make
teachers honest again. For
$395 a school can pur-
chase the programmable
word processor and make
as many copies as needed
in the classroom. For an
extra $150, each student
can take a copy home.
And $99 a year brings up-
dates and new products at
no extra cost.
Each site license includes
software for 64K Apple ll's,
Commodore 64's, and IBM
PCjr's for one price. If the
school changes brands
later, or if Apple announces
a customized 128K Apple II
for schools, the school will
get the program it needs at
no extra charge.
The company "wants to
create a partnership, an at-
mosphere of trust, between
the educational-software in-
dustry and teachers," says
William Nisen, marketing
vice president of LCSI. To
that end, LCSI also supplies
LogoWriter package mate-
rials for teachers, a hotline
for technical and educa-
tional support, a free bi-
monthly newsletter, and an
open forum for teachers to
publish original LogoWriter
programs for payment.
Seymour Papert, chair-
man of LCSI and creator of
the Logo language, has
long called for "equity of ac-
cess to powerful machines."
With its straightforward plan
to give schools the software
they need, LCSI is trying to
give children that access,
Papert says.
No More Towers
of Babel
Apple and 23 other high-
tech companies, including
IBM, Hewlett-Packard, DEC,
and Wang, have banded
together to form an industry
organization called the Cor-
poration for Open Systems
(COS), which will push for
telecommunications stan-
dards. Should the group
agree on a standard, indi-
vidual computer users will
find they can connect to a
greater variety of services
than is now possible.
They'll also be able to
transmit data more easily
and with fewer errors, ac-
cording to Apple's director
of data-communications de-
velopment, Karl Kimball.
Kimball explains that
vested-interest groups and
regulatory agencies have
produced variations on
everything from document-
interchange procedures to
algorithms for encoding dig-
ital information.
"COS is an attempt by
industry members to iden-
tify the most important stan-
dards, get behind them as
a group, and bring them to
ground zero," Kimball says.
"Or in other words, to get
standards everyone can
agree on."
Making 1200 Baud
Obsolete?
When Pacific Bell re-
leases a patent-pending
technology next year, it
may have a chilling effect
on the sale of modems as
we know them today.
The as-yet-unnamed
communications product
(code-named Project Victo-
ria) will operate at 9600
baud, or eight times faster
than a 1200-baud Hayes
Smartmodem. It will also
convert a single phone line
to five data channels and
two voice lines. That means
a Pacific Bell box hooked
up to a single phone line
at home will give the per-
sonal-computer owner a
dedicated data line to the
outside world and four
channels of communication
for services such as fire-
May 1986
and burglar-alarm systems,
energy management, or
paid-television selections. It
will still leave two phone
lines free for voice commu-
nication.
The price? Pacific Bell
estimates the cost will be
roughly equal to that of a
quality 1200-baud modem.
Gary Betty, vice president
of sales for Hayes Micro-
computer Products, of Nor-
cross, Georgia, says the
company isn't concerned
about Project Victoria,
though.
"Everyone's always pre-
dicting an end to the mo-
dem market, whether
because of local-area net-
works, integrated systems,
digital networks (ISDN), or
modem servers," Betty
says. "With only one out of
four personal-computer
owners currently using a
modem, there's still a tre-
mendous market opportu-
nity for us. In fact, the
Pacific Bell product may
even be a stimulus for spur-
ring sales for our modems,
since the community of peo-
ple involved in telecommuni-
cations will be increased."
Apple's Evangelist
They dined as a small,
intimate group by candle-
light at San Francisco's
Maxwell Plum restaurant,
danced to the Temptations
at a gala party at the San
Francisco Galleria, and met
with key Apple executives,
including Apple president
John Sculley, to learn about
programs and support from
Apple.
They were a group of
Apple computer users who
were invited to attend the
AppleWorld Expo and be
part of the first Apple pro-
gram arranged by its new
Apple User Evangelist, El-
len Petry Leanse. The idea
for a user-group evangelist
actually came from users
themselves. During a meet-
Ellen Petry Leanse
ing with Apple last summer,
users made their need
clear: someone within Ap-
ple to represent the user.
Apple apparently thought
it was a good idea, too,
and appointed Ms. Leanse.
"Her primary role is to be
the Apple contact who fun-
nels all the information from
user groups and ensures
good two-way communica-
tion," an Apple spokesper-
son says. Besides throwing
a good party, Ms. Leanse
s setting up an on-line user
service based on Apple-
Link, which should be in
operation soon. She has
also appointed a User
Group Advisory Council to
keep her apprised of user
needs.
And she wants to make
sure she hears from all the
user groups out there. If
your group hasn't made
contact yet, have your rep-
resentative call (408) 973-
2700 and ask for Ellen Pe-
try Leanse, User Group
Evangelist. (Yes, that's
really what's printed on her
business card.)
We're always looking for
news of the Apple world. If
you're making news, send
your press releases and
photographs to News Line,
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D.C. Hayes
Micro Modem lie w/sc
144.95
Smart 1200
379.95
Smart Modem 2400
589.95
Prometheus
Pro 1200
299.95
Pro 1 200 A w/sc
279.95
PERIPHERALS
Amdek
1 300 G 12" Green
124.95
1 300 A 12" Amber
129.95
1 Color 300 Composite
229.95
1 Color 500 RGB
264.95
1 Color 600 RGB
384.95
Apple
1 II E's & II C's & Macs
CALL
Applied Engineering
All Products
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AST
Multi I/O
159.95
Checkmate Tech
tviuiuram n t o4i\ + ou
Multiram II E 256K +80
179.95
Multiram II E 512K +80
229.95
Multiram II E 768K + 80
279.95
Multiram II E 64K RGB + 80
189.95
Multiram II E 512K RGB + 80
279.95
Multiram II E 1024K RGB + 80
389.95
Multiram II 1792K RGB + 80
559.95
Multiram II EX w/VIP
249.95
Multiram II CX W/256K
249.95
Multiram II CX W/512K
299.95
Multiram II CX16 w/256
329.95
Multiram II CX16 w/512
379.95
Multiram CX 16 Kit w/VIP
219.95
Multiview 80/160
224.95
Curtr's
Diamond
35.95
Emerald
39.95
Ruby
59.95
Disks
Verbatim Bonus SS/DD
12.95
Verbatim Bonus DS/DD
16.95
Verbatim Dataliles SS/DD
19.95
Verbatim Datalifes DS/DD
25.95
I Maxell MD1 SS/DD
16.95
1 Maxell MD2 DS/DD
24.95
Kensington
1 Printer Stand
19.95
I System Saver
64,95
Koala Technologies
1 Koala Pad +
77.95
Joysticks
1 Kraft
39.95
1 Kraft Quickstick
54.95
1 Hayes Mach Ill's
39.95
Quadram
iMicrofazer P/P 128K
169.95
1 Microfazer S/S 64K
179.95
1 Multicore W/256K
299.95
IProDOS Clock Calendar
69.95
Titan
1 Accelerator
229 95
|64K Ram
159.95
1 -28K Ram
184.95
GRAPHIC INTERFACES
Orange Micro
Grappler +
Grappler +
84.95
w/64k
154.95
Grappler t
RS-232C
84.95
Grappler C
84.95
Hot Link lie
Texfprinf
54.95
Pnnl It
Thirdware
134.95
Fingerprint
104.95
Fingerprint
+ IIC
104.95
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Apple '
| Imagewriter II 10" & 15" CALL
Citizen
I MSP 120D 209.95
MSP 10 160 279.95
MSP 15 160 379.95
MSP 20 200
349,95
MSP 25 200
519.95
Epson America
AP 80 Image
279.95
LX 80
249.95
LX 80 F/T
279.95
FX 85
379.95
FX 286
539.95
LQ 800
579.95
LQ 1000
699.95
Okldata
ML 192
354.95
ML 192 Image.
379.95
ML 193
489.95
ML 193 Image
559.95
BUSINESS SOFTWARE
ALS
Handler Pkg.
104.95
Spellworks
37,95
Apple
Appleworks
194.95
Arrays
Home Accountant
46.95
BPI Software
AR, GL, PR, AP, IC {ea)
209.95
Prodos Versions (ea)
219.95
Broderbund
Bank Street Writer
45.95
Bank Street Speller
45.95
Bank Street Filer
45.95
Bank Street Mailer
45.95
Compuserve
Subscription Kit
20.95
Dow Jones
Investors Workshop + lie
94.95
Market Microscope
209.95
News Retrieval
21.95
Howard soft
RE Analayzer III
199.95
Human Edge
Mind Prober
34.95
Int'l Solutions
Mouse Budget
59.95
Mouse Desk
29.95
Mouse Word
84.95
Mouse Calc
97.95
Intuit
Quicken
54.95
Kensington
Format II
94.95
Living Videotext
Think Tank
84.95
Manzanita
GL,AR,AP.IC (ea)
264.95
PR
309,95
Business Master
74.95
Megahaus
MegaWorks
79.95
Report Works
79.95
Microsoft
Multiplan
69.95
Monogram
Dollars & Cents
63.95
Dollars & Cents lie
73.95
Forcast
43.95
Peach tree
Back to Basics
114.95
Back to Basics A/R, A/P, G/L (ea)
64.95
PBI
JEEVES
43.95
Graphworks
64,95
Quark
Catalyst 3,0
69.95
Word Juggler 3.0
134.95
Roger Wagner
Mouse Write
84.95
Sensible Software
Bookends
84.95
Sensible Speller IV
74.95
Graphics Dept.
74.95
Sensible Grammar
69.95
Sierra On Line
Homeword +
47.95
Homeword Speller
34.95
Home Word Filer
47.95
Screenwriter Pro
84.95
Software Publishing
PFS:1st Success
139.95
PFS:WR. GR RP. PL (ea)
74.95
Sorcim/IUS
Super MIA
109.95
SS/
Word Perect
84.95
Spellchecker
21.95
United Software
ASCii Express
84.95
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APPLE CUNIC
by Jim Sather
Apple Clinic is a forum for discussing
Apple II hardware, software, and re-
lated subjects. If you have questions
or answers, or want to make a state-
ment, write to Jim Sather, Apple
Clinic, inCider, 80 Pine Street, Peter-
borough, NH 03458.
Sams Computer-facts
/ received some samples of Sams
Computerfacts for Apple-related equip-
ment this month (see Ralph Olson,
September 1985, and Dallis J. Christen-
sen, February 1986, letters to Apple
Clinic). I'm impressed. For years,
Sams has been in the business of
providing information on home elec-
tronic appliances to service techni-
cians. All American TV technicians are
familiar with Sams Photofacts. Comput-
erfacts are Photofacts for computers
and peripherals.
A typical Computerfact package is
about 30 pages long, and contains
schematics with test points and wave-
form pictures, location photos, IC pin-
outs, parts information, and alignment
and checkout procedures for the
equipment covered. They're excellent
guides for technicians who need to
repair unfamiliar equipment. As such,
they would also be very useful to Ap-
ple Clinic readers who aren't techni-
cians, but have some knowledge of
electronics and want to attempt to re-
pair their malfunctioning equipment.
Computerfacts aren't without weak-
nesses. For example, the Apple 11/11
Plus Computerfact poorly documents
revisional differences, and provides
waveforms and logic-probe tables
only for RFI-revision Apples with Inte-
ger BASIC in ROM. The greatest
strength of Computerfacts is that they
often contain information that's un-
available elsewhere to the general
public. Where else can you get a
schematic of an ImageWriter printer?
Computerfacts are available for the
Apple lie, lie, Hill Plus, Disk II drive,
several printers and monitors, and a
variety of other computing equipment.
The Disk II Computerfact has align-
ment/test procedures for use with a
Dysan alignment disk (not included).
Write Sams (see the accompanying
Product Information box) for a list of
available Computerfacts.
He Enhancement
and Peripherals
It's true that an Apple Super Serial
interface isn't required for a printer to
work with an enhanced Apple lie.
Your statement that "any printer-inter-
face card that works with the old
Apple He firmware will work in an en-
hanced Apple lie" (November 1985,
p. 46) is incorrect, though.
My Gemini 15X printer and Tymac
PPC interface card quit working with
some programs when I enhanced my
Apple lie. I called the Creative Periph-
erals Unlimited customer-service num-
ber, and the people there told me
that others had experienced the same
problems with that interface card. I in-
stalled an Apricorn interface card,
and all programs printed perfectly.
The enhanced firmware is incom-
patible with my old interface card.
Please advise others to check not
only for software compatibility prior to
enhancement, but also for compatibil-
ity with peripheral cards.
Stephen P. Dwyer
Fort Eustis, VA
/ stand corrected. It's always possi-
ble that a change in Apple firmware
will cause compatibility problems with
some peripheral cards. Most older
Apple lie cards, however, do work
with the enhanced lie. Thanks for the
information, Stephen.
Stuck with European Apple
I have an international Apple lie
with a Rev A motherboard I can't get
Apple to convert to Rev B. I'm in the
Navy and bought the unit while sta-
tioned overseas. When I found out
that Apple was upgrading all Rev A
models to Rev B, I took mine to
my Apple dealer, only to be told it
couldn't be done, since its interna-
tional guts were different.
This doesn't seem right to me,
since I didn't know I had bought an
irregular Apple. I even wrote a letter
to the president of Apple, but re-
ceived no reply. I want to get the re-
vision so that I can install a 65C02 and
use a color monitor (apparently the
color signal is different on my Apple).
I've gotten nowhere with this prob-
lem and would appreciate any help
you can give. Maybe Apple will at
least talk to you.
J. Adcock
Monterey, CA
The Rev A/Rev B situation is a little
different for European Apples than for
American Apples. Briefly, you've got
all the features on your Rev A Euro-
pean Apple that you'd get by con-
verting an American Apple from Rev
A to Rev B. In other words, you already
have double high-resolution graphics
capability. You don't need Rev B—you
need an American Apple lie.
Conversion by Apple is out of the
question. The Apple lie simply wasn't
designed to be converted from Euro-
pean to American and vice versa.
You can perform a limited conversion
by installing an American IOU and
14.31818 MHz crystal on your moth-
erboard. This will make your Apple
scan at American TV frequencies, so
you can use it with a transformer and
American monochrome monitor. You
can't drive an American color TV or
monitor with your Rev A or Rev B
European Apple, though. You might
also get an unpleasant flickering effect
if your Apple doesn't have the color!
mono switch, which wasn't present on
the earliest European Apples.
I'm sorry for this rather gloomy as-
sessment of your situation, but your
best solution is to sell the European
machine and buy an American Apple.
Perhaps one of inCider's many over-
seas readers will see this and make
an offer. Maybe someone has the op-
posite problem and is interested in a
swap. I'll be happy to forward any of-
fers I receive.
I hope other readers can benefit
from Lt. Adcock's story. Americans
temporarily overseas should buy
American Apples and use them over
there with a transformer and NTSC
display device. Barring that, Ameri-
cans should sell their European Ap-
ples overseas when they find they're
returning to the States permanently.
It's hard to switch over once you
come home.
inCider
21
APPLE CLINIC
Incidentally, you don't need Rev B
to install a 65C02. The 65C02 will work
in any Apple lie purchased anywhere.
Descrambling Video
With the recent talk about scram-
bling almost all signals you can re-
ceive through a satellite down-station
TV antenna, I was wondering if
there's some way my Apple II Plus
could act as a descrambling device.
If it could, would you know where I
could obtain a program for this?
Robert L. Rogers, Jr., M.D.
Lenoir, NC
I'm not an expert in satellite TV
scrambling, but I'm pretty sure that
no program can make the Apple de-
scramble satellite TV signals. Video-
signal scrambling! descrambling is ac-
complished in real time at speeds far
exceeding the Apple's ability to sam-
ple and process. High-frequency sig-
nal processing is a job for fast analog
circuits, not stored- program digital
computers.
Video descrambling circuitry could
be engineered to work in an Apple
peripheral slot, and it's truly amazing
what smart engineers can do with an
Apple peripheral card. I know of no
video-descrambling cards available for
the Apple, though.
Whatever It Takes
In the December 1985 Apple Clinic,
you advised David Swain (p. 102) to
use printer code in the format PRINT
CHR$(9);"GR". My DEC LA-34 printer
doesn't respond to code in that for-
mat. Although it doesn't make sense
to me, I have to write that statement
as PRINT CHR$(9) + "GR". My printer
commands don't work unless I build
up the strings via plus-sign concatena-
tion. I hope this information will be
useful to other users.
Raymond J. Schuerger, D.V.M.
Pittsburgh, PA
Your results make no sense to me,
either, Raymond. PRINT CHR$(9);
"GR", PRINT CHR$(9)"GR", and
PRINT CHR$(9)+ "GR" all make your
computer send the same character
string— $89 $C7 $D2 $8D—to the ac-
tive character output driver (COUT).
The only difference is a slight varia-
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Lots of things I don't understand
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necessary for correct operation of
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I just want any reader out there who
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rest of us why it works.
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APPLE CLINIC
something's probably wrong with my
printer.
Is this problem a function of the
AppleWorks program? I'm afraid to
buy new, word-processing programs
until I know what's happening. Can
you please advise me as to the best
course of action?
Arthur S. Connor, Jr.
Fort Riley, KS
Your tetter shamed me into figuring
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ble printer was producing junk at the
left margin with AppleWorks. Apple-
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Writer's embedded control characters
for printing.
You didn't tell me the printer infor-
mation you specified in AppleWorks.
This is probably the cause of your
problem. The following configuration
works with the 1091. (Consult chapter
13 and Appendix B of your Apple-
Works reference manual for details if
you dont know how to specify printer
information.)
Add a printer to the AppleWorks
list, and specify the custom-printer op-
tion. Set the interface-card control
string to whatever works with your in-
terface card. Control-l-zero-N and
"none" both work with my Grap-
pler+. Try them with your Apricorn.
The default control-l-80-N might also
work. Type in the printer information
in Table 1, based on data from the
1091 reference manual. You can find
control codes for other printers in
their respective manuals.
AppleWorks sends the current char-
acter-pitch control code at the begin-
ning of every printed line. For this
reason, the single-line double-width
control code, control-N, is appropriate.
This also explains why you get a P at
the left side of each line. AppleWorks
is sending incorrect character-width
code for your printer at the beginning
of each line, and the printer responds
by producing a P.
Table 1. AppleWorks KX-P1091
custom-printer information.
Functions
bold on/off
alternate bold (italics)
superscript on/off
subscript on/off
underline on/off
%-inch line space
1 ^-inch line space
5 characters/inch
6 characters/inch
8 characters/inch
10 characters/inch
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17 characters/inch
Control Code
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ESC,S,1/ESC,T
ESC,-,1/ESC,-,0
ESC.2
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Table 2. Epson FX to KX-P1091 AppleWorks patch.
Location*
$28 ED
$28F2
$28F6
$28FE
$2906
$290E
$2915
$291 C
"SEG.PR file BLOADed to $2000
Was
1 B 40 1 B 3D
1B 70 31
1B 70 30 12 1B 50 OE
1B 70 30 12 1B 4D OE
1B 70 30 1B 50 OF OE
1B 70 30 12 1B 50
1B 70 30 12 1B 4D
1B 70 30 1B 50 OF
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1B 40 12 12
12 1B 6F
1B 50 12 OE OE OE OE
1B 4D OE OE OE OE OE
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AppleWorks doesn't let you specify
proportional-print on/off for custom
printers, so you can't use that feature
of your 1091 with unmodified Apple-
Works. This rankled me, so I worked
out a patch to the AppleWorks Epson
FX control codes to make them work
with the 1091. This patch lets you
add an Epson FX to the AppleWorks
printer list, then achieve proportional
print on your 1091.
To make the patch, install a copy
of your AppleWorks program disk in
one drive. Type BLOAD SEG.PR,
A$2000,TSYS to load the configura-
tion file. Enter the Monitor and make
the changes detailed in Table 2.
Type BSAVE SEG.PR,A$2000,L$E56,
TSYS to save the patched file.
Table 3. Code locations for Apple-
Works-menu printers.
Printer
Location
Apple DMP, ImageWriter
$2446
Apple Scribe
$2542
Apple, Sprint 11 daisy
$25F1
Qume, Sprint 5 daisy
$27B5
Epson FX
$28CD
Epson MX
$29 AA
Epson MX with Graftrax
$2A4A
Epson RX
$2B02
custom printer
$2BCA
The margin computations for pro-
portional printouts are all messed up
when you use the patched Epson FX
codes with a 1091. Through experi-
mentation, I worked out the following
method of setting margins. Where
DLS equals desired left margin and
DRM equals desired right margin, set
RM to zero, LM to (DIM x 2.2) -
.5, and PW to DLM - DRM + 10.3.
This is clearly a nuisance, but the
proportional print looks great.
Other readers may want to examine
the canned AppleWorks printer codes
to see why they've been getting un-
expected results in their printouts. I've
located the control code for the other
AppleWorks-menu printers. It's stored
sequentially as strings of code pre-
ceded by their lengths. For example,
$02 $1B $4D is the 2-byte control
string $1B $4D (ESCAPE-M). Table 3
shows the code locations when
SEG.PR is BLOADed to $2000. Note
that models with proportional-print ca-
pability (the first five) precede those
without (the last four).
There's no control-code table for Ap-
ple Silentype features, since the Silen-
type has no features AppleWorks uses.
This provides a quick solution for some-
one who wants a uniform character-
pitch printout with an unsupported
printer: Just add the printer to the list
as a Silentype. No control codes will
be sent, so all features of the printer
will be left as is, and no garbage will
be printed at the left margin. ■
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Computerfacts
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The quikLoader™ provides absolute security of
programs. The program can be put onto an EPROM
chip, plugged into the quikLoader, and the quikLoader
plugged into any slot of the APPLE™ ][, ][+, or lie. The
program cannot be changed from the keyboard.
Any program that can be loaded as files can be stored on the quikLoader with the
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quikLoader. Access to these programs can be as easy as turning on the computer.
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The quikLoader provides many other
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Included with the quikloader are the
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Installation is easy, just plug it into
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through a special catalog routine.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS - The quikLoader will work
in an APPLE ][, ][+. or lie. If used in a ][ or ][+. a slightly
modified 16K memory card is highly recommended in
slot 0. A disk drive is required to save data.
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The PROmGRAMER is an inexpensive
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He KEYPAD kit
This kit gives you an "embedded" keypad within your built-in
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the standard keyboard. CAUTION - Requires expert
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Estimated installation time - about one hour. Comes with
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SLOT 3 CLOCK™
Designed by Chuck Shaffer
The SLOT 3 CLOCK is designed to work
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included.
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SWITCH-A-SLOT
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The SWITCH-A-SLOT is an expansion chassis,
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This man has the EasyCard..
and this man does not.
Obviously...
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* SideJob * MacroKey * InstaDOS * Screen Dumps * Copy Program * Clock
EasyCard is a peripheral card for Apple 11+ and He
that allows you to suspend execution of any applica-
tion program. At that point you can run any of the
EasyCard software systems; you can organize your
desk with the SideJob, print the content of the
screen with the Screen Dump or make a copy of the
application program in memory with the Copy Pro-
gram. And when you are done, return back to your
application program with a single keystroke, as if
nothing happened. The MacroKey system allows
you to assign long character strings to a single key
and play these back any time with a single keystroke.
And that is not all; with our InstaDOS system you
can load DOS 3.3 or ProDOS without ever reaching
for a diskette. On board Clock is of course DOS/
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All of the EasyCard software systems are resident in
the card; so there are no diskettes to load. Future
additions to the EasyCard software family will be
available on simple to install EPROM's. Unlike the so
called "enhancers" the EasyCard does not steal any
Apple's memory from your application programs.
The EasyCard hardware and software is compat-
ible with all 6502/65C02 application programs.
Absolutely no modification is needed for your
software.
* SideJob is to Apple what SideKick is to IBM PC. Modeled
after the Borland's top seller of 1985 the SideJob will clean-
up your desk in minutes. With a keystroke get into the
SideJob window where you can run a Calculator with numer-
ical and logical functions, jot down notes on a Note Pad,
glance at the ASCII Table or do decimal-hex-binary conver-
sions. When you are done, single keystroke gets you back to
your application program as if nothing happened.
* MacroKey is a perfect solution to repetitive typing of lengthy
.character strings. Just assign strings of characters to keys
of your choice and everytime you press these again while
holding EasyCard's secret key the strings will be typed in
automatically. To all application programs this will appear as
if typed by you. Now that's artificial intelligence working
for you!
★ InstaDOS is like having DOS 3.3 or ProDOS built directly
into your Apple. Now you can store each of these utilities in
the EasyCard memory and download them without ever
using the diskettes again. What a time saver!
* Screen Dump will give you a hard copy of what is on the
screen. Exactiy as you see it and any time you want it! Prints
text, HI and DOUBLE HI RES graphics or mixed displays at a
push of a button. Can even blow-up graphics to twice the
size! Compatible with most popular printers and interface
cards. Unlike other screen dump software or cards this sys-
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+ Copy Program is an extensive utility software package It
allows you to make backup copies of all (including protected!)
memory resident programs of up to 128k at a push of a but-
ton. Copying time is less than 30 seconds. The copy produced
is unprotected and subject to study or change. Special soft-
ware included allows the copy to run without the EasyCard in
the Apple. Other functions can be used to single step and
trace through any program
* Clock is of course ProDOS compatible But now you can also
check the time/date while in the middle of any application
program That is something no other clock can do!
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REVIEWS
Managing Your Money, ProModem 300c, Let's
Talk, Viewtron, GEnie, BetterWorking Word
Processor with Spellchecker, Echo Plus
Cash Cruncher
MANAGING YOUR MONEY
MECA, 285 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT
06880
Home-finance software; Apple lie or 128K lie,
two drives
$199.95
Ease of setup
Ease of use
Documentation
Support
Overall
The best thing about Managing
Your Money, MECA's home-finance
tracking system, is that any of these
programs automatically sends data to
each of the others. When you write a
check for health insurance, for example,
the package subtracts the amount from
your checkbook, tags it as deductible
from your income tax, enters it into your
budget in the right place, and even de-
ducts it from your net worth.
Managing Your Money prints
checks (an easy process) and lets
you type in information from handwrit-
ten checks, cash transactions, credit-
card charges, payments, interest, and
so on.
Through all phases of the program,
you control the amount of detail with
which you want to work. If you want
to lump all your travel expenses into
one category, that's fine. If you want
to separate business and personal
travel, that's also fine. In addition, you
can itemize your trips by airline,
month, type (including deductible or
not), or any other feature.
Getting Started
The manual accompanying Manag-
ing Your Money is 110 pages long,
but you can skim through it and use
the program without much further ref-
erence. The program is filled with
help screens you can call up with the
escape key. All screens sport a win-
dow format— one for instructions and
one for data entry.
Managing Your Money checks your
system each time you start it. If
you've installed an Apple II Memory
Expansion card, you have, in effect, a
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tage of this by letting you work with
detailed "what-if" scenarios that don't
affect your real data.
The program also supports the new
Apple UniDisk 3.5. The entire pack-
age fits on a single disk, and works
with either one microfloppy-disk drive
and a standard 5%-inch drive, or two
microfloppies.
The first time you use Managing
Your Money, it leads you through an
easy set-up procedure, taking into ac-
count the right number and type of
data disks you'll need. The program
comes on three double-sided, non-
copy-protected floppies. Sample data
on disk help you get the feel of the
program, but they're easy to remove
from your files when you're ready to
type in your own information.
The program includes a memo pad
to note upcoming events (mortgage
payment due or Aunt Millie's birthday)
and an automatic reminder to jog
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your memory a few days in advance.
These memos can be repeating
(every month or once a year, for in-
stance), or just one-time reminders.
Basics and Extras
The heart of Managing Your Money
is the budget and checkbook section,
in which you list in detail what you -ex-
pect to collect and spend, then record
what actually happens to the cash you
take in and send out. You always
know where you stand financially.
As with any recordkeeping system,
the key to Managing Your Money is
that you actually have to sit down
and put the figures into your Apple.
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REVIEWS
This program makes the whole pro-
cess easy— even fun sometimes. (Er-
ror messages, for example, are gentle
reminders that give you a chuckle as
you correct your mistakes.)
The package includes a tax esti-
mator that gives you a pretty close
idea of what you'll owe for federal
and state income taxes, based on
what you earned and the types of de-
ductions you can take. It's very easy
to update the program's tax tables
whenever Congress and the IRS fid-
dle with the tax laws.
There's a section on insurance that
gives advice (which you may or may
not like) on which types to buy and
where to buy them. You type in your
age and other facts about your life,
and the program will tell you your life
expectancy. It asks questions about
your lifestyle, the number of children
you have, and so on, then calculates
the amount of life insurance you need
(the answer will startle you). It also re-
cords and organizes your policies.
Managing Your Money includes a fi-
nancial calculator that's definitely unlike
the one on your desk. It lets you talk
to your computer in nonfinancial terms,
simply by filling in blanks on your
screen. This part of the program also
includes powerful analysis worksheets
that help you evaluate real-estate in-
vestments, tax shelters, and so on.
The same philosophy carries over
into the portfolio manager, which is
much more than a place to record
the shares of stock you own. It helps
you decide what you should do— if
anything— with your investments by
examining your tax situation under dif-
ferent conditions, even to the point of
tracking hypothetical portfolios.
All of this comes together in one
place, when Managing Your Money
calculates your net worth. As with
most parts of this package, you can
ask for as much detail as you want. If
you want to list household furnishings
that total $5000, that's what the pro-
gram will do. On the other hand, if
you want to record the value of your
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Backup utilities are also available for the IBM, Macintosh and Commodore 64/128.
TV set, the cost of your stereo, how
much cash you've invested in com-
puter hardware and software, or what-
ever, the package will track each detail
for you. If you do go to the trouble of
providing the program with a complete
household record, it gives you a terrific
list for insurance purposes.
At the end of each year, the sys-
tem automatically creates disks for
your archival data, and formats new
data disks for the upcoming period.
All sections of Managing Your
Money let you store your data and
analyze your financial information. And
while you may not have an IRA ac-
count, stocks, rental property, or tax-
deferred bonds right now, the program
contains information about these mat-
ters for a time when you may need it.
You'll never outgrow this program.
I Wish. . .
Managing Your Money would be
improved if it let you use a slot be-
sides slot 1 for your printer. If you
ask to print when the printer isn't
connected or turned on, the program
just stops without letting you know the
nature of the problem.
While the manual should get extra
credit for its simplicity, it isn't perfect. For
instance, in the Net Worth chapter, one
menu selection lets you "delete all non-
extract items below Assets and Liabili-
ties." When you choose this option, you
get an on-screen warning: "Please ver-
ify your decision to purge Net Worth.
Only Net Worth, Assets, Liabilities, and
Extractive items will remain."
I didn't understand that when I first
read it. Neither "extract" nor "extract-
ible" nor "purge" is in the manual's
glossary. Fortunately, pressing the es-
cape key brings up help screens that
clarify these items, but the details should
be described in the manual, too.
I'd also like to see graphs to exam-
ine financial data. Too often, all those
numbers are hard to understand. A
picture of your figures tells you ex-
actly what's happening.
The Bottom Line
Managing Your Money has been
touted as a reason to own a personal
computer. Is it that good? A certain
amount of effort is required to type in
your data, and you must maintain it
on a regular basis. (If you forget
where you spent some of your cash,
the results will be meaningless.) But if
you're willing to invest some time in
your own financial interest, Managing
Your Money can pay for your com-
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PROMODEM 300C
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If you've been putting off buying a
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Simple and Portable
When you open the package, you
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copyable ProCom-A communications
software, and a spiral-bound Installa-
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The ProModem 300c is cube-
shaped, color-matched to the lie, and
about 3 inches on each side. It con-
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rear corner of the Apple lie.
What happens if you want to play a
game? No problem. The ProModem
300c includes a game-controller port,
thereby "moving" it to the right side
of the lie (see the accompanying
photo), so attaching a joystick or
mouse is easier than ever. Above this
"transported" port is the RJ-11 port
for connecting your telephone.
I installed the ProModem 300c in a
matter of minutes— seconds, actually-
even without reading the manual. Like
the lie itself, the ProModem 300c is
inserted directly into a jack via a
phone cord, so if you want to use it
without unplugging the phone, you
have to purchase a T-adapter from
your local electronics or hardware
store.
Unlike the Apple Personal Modem
and other modems, the ProModem
300c draws its power from the lie,
and therefore requires no separate
power source, and no power cord to
clutter up your workspace. The mo-
dem's compact shape, method of at-
tachment, and low-power CMOS
circuitry make the ProModem 300c
perhaps the only transportable mo-
dem for the lie.
Like many higher-priced modems,
the ProModem can automatically dial
The Source, Dow Jones, or your bud-
dy's computer on the other side of
town. If you want to receive an im-
portant message when you're not
home, your ProModem 300c can an-
swer the phone for you. Because hu-
man callers will hear a deafening,
high-pitched tone when your modem
picks up the phone, it's best to have
a phone line specifically for your com-
puter in this situation.
The ProModem 300c has a built-in
speaker, so you can hear the dialing
process. It distinguishes between
touch-tone and pulse phone lines,
and automatically adjusts itself accord-
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end is busy? Just relax while the
ProModem redials the number as
often as you like.
Software Operation
The ProModem 300c is Hayes-com-
patible, an attribute that has become
an important standard for communica-
tions products. You can boot up your
favorite Hayes-compatible software
and use the standard Hayes com-
mands. Or, even better, you can try
ProCom-A and let your fingers do the
walking.
ProCom-A gives you a built-in elec-
tronic telephone directory in which
May 1986
"Pinpoint makes
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It gives me the flexibility of Mac-like desk accessories
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you can fill out "index cards" with
data about each BBS, information util-
ity, or friend's computer you regularly
call. Once you type in these notes,
logging on is as simple as moving
the mouse and clicking, or scrolling
with the arrow keys and pressing
Return. The modem takes over and
automatically dials— and redials if
necessary.
The ProCom-A Disk B helps you
configure your system to work with
the modem. If you have a mouse,
you can use it to browse through
menus and make selections with a
click of the button. Each submenu
looks like a tabbed index card on
screen. To move back to the previous
menu, simply press the escape key.
Using ProCom-A for sending elec-
tronic mail is a snap. You can use
the built-in word processor or your fa-
vorite ProDOS word processor. Once
your file is in memory (ProCom-A rec-
ognizes Apple's UniDisk 3.5 as a
storage drive), you direct the modem
to dial a BBS or your editor and
send the document.
You can upload (transmit) a file in a
couple of different ways. You can use
Xmodem protocol, which sends one
block of data at a time, and checks
to see that each was received intact.
Or you can send a file without error
checking.
Downloading (receiving a file) is
even easier than uploading. You can
view incoming data on screen— for in-
stance, when you're browsing on
CompuServe or trying your hand at
your local BBS trivia quiz. You can di-
rect incoming data to the ProCom-A
word processor, your disk drive, or
printer. These options can save you
money because they reduce the
amount of connect time— not to men-
tion AT&T time— you're on line.
Though the ProModem 300c and
ProCom-A software are quality prod-
ucts, the Prometheus documentation
leaves a lot to be desired. The print
size is so tiny you tend to avoid read-
ing the manual. When you do, you
won't find any index. And the mes-
sage on page A-4, "put Figure 4-1
from 1200A manual here," tells us
that some "error checking" is
needed.
The ProModem 300c with ProCom-
A software is reasonably priced com-
pared to other modems, including the
Apple Personal Modem (300/1200-
baud, $399). It may be the modem of
choice for users needing a transporta-
ble, Hayes-compatible, full-featured
modem with advanced communica-
tions software.*
Cynthia E. Field
Wakefield, Rl
Editor's note: Tom McShane of Pro-
metheus Products apologizes for the
difficulty readers are having with the
ProModem 300c manual: "We'll set
the next version in a larger type size."
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LET'S TALK
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cated information-exchange system to
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Let's Talk lets you set up an inex-
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service— something akin to a personal-
ized CompuServe. Let's Talk comes on
two disks— the system disk, containing
the program and many helpful utilities,
and the presentation disk, which you
use as a framework for constructing
your information service.
In This Corner. . .
The presentation disk is the heart of
the Let's Talk system, since on this
disk you place the menus and infor-
mation that will be available to people
who call your bulletin board. The
presentation disk also reveals the sim-
plicity—and elegance— of the Let's
Talk system. Its on-line menus are
nothing more than ProDOS directory
files, while your information is con-
tained in ASCII text files.
Setting up a logical, orderly on-line
system is easy with Let's Talk. You
don't get bogged down in the details
of your telecommunications system.
You devote your time to ensuring the
quality of the information you present.
The volume directory of the presen-
tation disk is the main menu of your
on-line system. It contains four direc-
tories: Introduction, Public.Access, Pri-
vate.Access, and Quit. A first-time
caller can choose Introduction to get
a feel for how the system works. Pub-
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formation files you want to make
available to anyone who calls the sys-
tem. For example, you can list product
information here for potential customers
and take their orders on line. Pub-
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way to nonconfidential information.
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on pricing and availability, or to
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Talk Back
Besides presenting information, you
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lets you insert prompts into your text
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In addition to straight ASCII text
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One Let's Talk utility may be worth
the price of the entire package. In-
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your on-line presentation by displaying
the names of all the directories and
text files on the presentation disk. It
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To try out Let's Talk, I set up a
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check our authors' guidelines, and
leave queries for the editors. In the
Private.Access section, I set up mail-
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My major problem with Let's Talk
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Let's Talk is the best messaging
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the features one has come to expect
from information utilities.
Joining Viewtron is refreshingly inex-
pensive. The starter kit, which
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free (with $2.50 postage and han-
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hours. There's no minimum monthly
charge (a la The Source) and no sup-
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dems (a la almost every other
information utility). Charges are billed
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Superior organization and ease of
use differentiate Viewtron from the
competition. It's very easy to navigate
within the system. Rather than memo-
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as you must to use The Source and
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type GAMES. If you want to talk on
CB (on-line conferencing), type CB. If
you want to go shopping, type SHOP-
PING. Commands don't come any
easier than that.
A Range of Services
Viewtron's content is quite similar to
CompuServe's. Its features include
CB, special-interest groups, and elec-
tronic mail (the easiest to use I've
ever seen). There are also news ser-
vices of every kind, shopping, and
games— word games, trivia, and so
forth, but no mega-adventures like
those on CompuServe. You'll also find
travel information (including an Official
Airline Guide, with a flight-booking
feature for an additional fee), and
stock quotes (also for an extra fee).
Viewtron differs from CompuServe,
The Source, and other services not
so much in the types of services it of-
fers as in their extent and quality. In
Shopping, for example, you won't find
any CompuStore, but you do get a
crack at J.C. Penney and Burdines
catalog computers. There's also the
BidQuik on-line auction, which is a
continuous event and much more fun
than the CompuServe/CompuStore
version. Finally, there's access to
clothing, electronics, and other good-
ies with on-line ordering. In short,
Viewtron's Shopping is very much like
CompuServe's Electronic Mall— just
much smaller.
You'll also find an almost com-
pletely automated home-banking ser-
vice, offering bill-paying, checking,
and the name of a participating bank.
Again, Viewtron differs from other in-
formation services only in scale. Only
six participating banks are listed in
the manual I received, though more
are promised by the time this review
goes to press.
Viewtron provides access to special-
interest groups (SIGs). There were
only a few on-line SIGs early in 1986,
but system announcements promise
more on hardware, software, and
noncomputer topics. One SIG proved
to be very similar to the CompuServe
version, with sections reserved for a
bulletin board, club news, on-line con-
ferencing, and so on.
A built-in control system for using
the bulletin board is one advantage of
this Viewtron SIG. Topic areas and
"strings" of related messages are well
indexed, making the desired material
easy to find. It's easy to skip over un-
May 1986
Some Historic Breakthroughs
Dont Take As Much Explaining
As CompuServe.
But then, some historic break-
throughs could only take you from
the cave to the tar pits and back
again.
CompuServe, on the other hand,
makes a considerably more civilized
contribution to life.
It turns the personal computer into
something useful.
CompuServe is an information ser-
vice. Just subscribe, and 24 hours a day,
7 days a week, a universe of information,
entertainment and communications is
at your service.
A few of the hundreds of things you
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COMMUNICATE
Easyplex™ Electronic Mail puts friends,
relatives and business associates in con-
stant, convenient touch.
CB Simulator lets thousands of enthusi-
astic subscribers "chatter away" on 72
different channels.
Over 100 Forums welcome you to join
their online "discussions." They're for
everyone from computer owners and
gourmet cooks to physicians and game
players.
Bulletin Boards let you "post" messages
where thousands will see them.
HAVE FUN
Our full range of games includes "You
Guessed It!," the first online TV-style
game show played for real prizes; Mega-
Wars III, the ultimate in interactive
excitement; board; parlor; sports and
educational games.
SHOP
THE ELECTRONIC MALL ™ gives you
'round the clock shopping for name
brand goods and services at discount
prices from nationally known stores and
businesses.
SAVE ON TRIPS
TWA Travelshopper SM lets you scan
schedules and fares, find the best bar-
gains and order tickets online.
A to Z Travel/ News Service provides
latest travel news plus complete informa-
tion on over 20,000 hotels worldwide.
MAKE PHI BETA KAPPA
Grolier's Academic American
Encyclopedia's Electronic Edition
is a complete, constantly updated
general reference encyclopedia.
The College Board, operated by the
College Entrance Examination Board,
helps you prepare for the SAT, choose
a college and get financial aid.
BE INFORMED
The AP News Wire (covering all 50
states and the nation), the Washington
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and trade publications are constantly
available. And our electronic clipping
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news for reading at your convenience.
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Five years of daily commodity quotes.
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a dozen other investment tools.
Site II provides demographic and sales
potential information by state, county
and zip code for the entire country.
Here's how to use CompuServe.
CompuServe is "menu-driven," so
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options on their screens and then type
in their selections.
Experts can just type in "GO" followed
by the abbreviation tor whatever topic
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In case of confusion, typing "H" for
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wanted memos. Special-interest clubs
are available, offering further com-
munion among kindred spirits. I saw
a few hardware-specific clubs and a
general-interest club when I "visited."
News services reflect Viewtron's or-
ganizational flair. Stories are broken
up into regional and topical cate-
gories. Stories appear on menus and
are dated, so you'll be able to find
the latest edition without wasting
time— and money— browsing through
entire files of articles.
On-Line Conferencing
CB is probably the most popular
service on any utility offering it.. View-
tron's CB is adequate, but it provided
only five channels when I monitored it
in January, and those were drastically
underutilized. Viewtron's CB is as dull
as CompuServe's is raunchy and
witty. There's an atmosphere of rigid
monitoring on Viewtron's CB. Only an
on-line CB with liberal standards of
expression and perfect isolation for
"private" talkers can hope to com-
pete with CompuServe's version.
COLOSSUS CHESS IV
CLOSES THE DOOR ON ALL THE OTHERS
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The other problem with the View-
tron CB is the way it handles text en-
try. The CB is normally in text-display
mode. You have to jolt it into text-en-
try mode with a command before you
can write (for example, Apple users
must press F3). It's a pain in the
neck to have to keep hitting those
keys before you can type in text.
Equally annoying is having to keep
track of what you're typing so that
you don't overflow a 20-character
line. At the end of a line, you have to
type a TAB command to continue
writing. All this does is slow up the
pace of the CB.
Despite some problems with its CB,
Viewtron has a lot of potential. It
comes more or less full-flower, with a
number of features and special ser-
vices in place. All it needs now is
subscribers. So far it has about
15,000— not a bad start for being on
line nationally only since last fall.
CompuServe Junior
G.E.'s GEnie system, on the other
hand, has a lot of growing up to do.
At the start of 1986, it was pretty
much a CB with a few information
utilities tacked on, at a cost of $5 an
hour off-peak.
This information service will proba-
bly be voted "Closest CompuServe
Look-Alike." The command structure
is slightly different— you can use a
few keywords or page numbers from
an on-line index— but the on-screen
appearance and organization are very
close to CompuServe's.
GEnie's categories of service consist
of E-mail, news, CB, real-time confer-
encing, clubs and SIGs, shopping,
games, and various help files. The prob-
lem is that none of these categories is
very full, with the exception of CB.
CB enthusiasts won't be disap-
pointed with the GEnie version, since
it works like CompuServe's (the com-
mands are only slightly different) and
costs a buck less per hour. All the
GEnie CB needs is more users. As
with Viewtron, it was a very quiet Sat-
urday night on GEnie CB.
SIGs and clubs are almost exclu-
Continued on p. 98.
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For fun and profit,
let on-line data
bases show you
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by Wendy Lea McKibbin, inCider staff
If you're a professional using your home computer to
run a business or catch up on some work, chances are
you've already discovered the world of on-line re-
sources. You know that with an outlay of less than $100
for a 300-baud modem, you can tap into information as
diverse as the current movies playing in Boston, to free
advice for animal-rights workers on a bulletin board in
Colorado.
Electronic services for shopping and banking, news,
weather, and sports reports, electronic mail, guides to
travel fares, business-information data bases, and free bul-
letin boards on everything from hobbies to
patent laws— perhaps you've already encoun-
tered this mind-boggling smorgasbord of infor-
mation and share the common dilemma of the
end user: "Where do I start?" and "What do I
choose?"
If your head is swimming from information
overload, you might consider going on line for
professional enrichment. Forget adult fantasy
games, astrology, and recipe clubs. Concen-
trate instead on services that can help you
beef up your investment portfolio, find the best
buys on computer equipment or other goods
and services, locate economical travel oppor-
tunities, help you shop for a prospective em-
ployer, or aid you on the fast track to
promotion. (Of course, if you're an incurable
gamester, you may still find yourself tuning in
to Sports Form newspaper's Sportel from Las
Vegas.) But at least with a clear-cut objective,
you can wade through the ocean of inconse-
quential data to arrive at information that's
meaningful for you.
Going On Line for Profit
"Information is power" is the cliche" of the '80's, but it's
nonetheless true when it comes to investments. Elizabeth
Ferrarini, author of Infomania, relates in her book that a
teenager in Framingham, Massachusetts, became so ea-
gle-eyed at watching the stock market through the Dow
Jones News/Retrieval Service that he parlayed a $50 birth-
day gift into $5000.
Investment information is often the lure that tempts the
computer user to take his or her first plunge into on-line
searching. Fortunately for the neophyte, several excellent
sources await. Probably the three most widely known ven-
dors in this field are The Source, CompuServe, and the
FRED MIDDLET0N
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
PROFESSION: President of Morgan
Stanley Ventures, formerly chief fi-
nancial officer of Genentech Inc., a
genetic-engineering technology firm.
SERVICES USED: Dow Jones
News/Retrieval Service and associ-
ated data bases.
Fred Middleton spends a couple of hours each week tracking more
than 100 companies, looking at earnings estimates, financial forecasts,
and product news. By closely watching the larger companies, he can
identify opportunities for smaller companies.
"Following the trends and developments at larger companies in the
industries we watch in the on-line data base helps us make better
decisions in funding new-product development at smaller companies."
44
May 1986
Dow Jones News/Retrieval Service, although Nite-Line
also delivers a credible product at a bargain price.
The Dow Jones service, owned by Dow Jones & Com-
pany in Princeton, New Jersey, tracks more
than 6000 companies, 30 major industries, and
a number of U.S. and foreign government
agencies. Its four most important data sources
of investment information are Dow Jones
Quotes/Current, Dow Jones Quotes/Histori-
cal, Media General Financial Services, and
Corporate Earnings Estimator.
Quotes/Current gives price updates for
stocks listed on the New York, American, Mid-
west, and Pacific stock exchanges and the
NASDAQ Over-the-Counter market. Quotes/His-
torical provides quarterly, monthly, and daily
summaries on common and preferred stocks
for the same markets. For the historical perfor-
mance of a common stock traded on the New
York, American, and OTC exchanges, try Me-
dia General, which tracks 3200 stocks and
certain industry groups. For a look ahead, the
Corporate Earnings Estimator projects earnings
per share for 2400 major firms.
Other noteworthy data bases on Dow Jones
include Disclosure II, which monitors the fi-
nancial health of more than 9900 publicly
owned companies; Standard & Poor's Online;
Money Market Service's Economic and For-
eign Exchange Survey; and Zachs Invest-
ment Research's Corporate Earnings Estimator.
While Dow Jones may be king of the financial- and busi-
ness-information services, The Source and CompuServe are
no less viable resources for investors.
The two major financial data bases to watch on The Source
are Unistox and Stockvue. Unistox reports daily activity on
Wall Street while Stockvue, like Dow Jones' Media General Fi-
nancial Services, provides historical perspective.
CompuServe has three data bases of interest to the po-
tential investor: QuickQuote, MicroQuote, and Ticker
SAT TARA SINGH KHALSA
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois
PROFESSION: Co-founder of Kriya
Systems, Inc., creator of Typing
Tutor III; managing general partner
of Infotel, a resort hotel and con-
ference center; founder of the In-
formation Institute.
SERVICES USED: GTE Telenet,
CompuServe Official Airline Guide.
Sat Tara uses Sikhnet on GTE Telenet to reach members of the same
religious group. In a timely way, new teachings on Yoga, meditation,
and nutrition are exchanged and jobs are sought and found.
"We are a several-thousand-person extended family. With Sikhnet, we
can disseminate information quickly all over the country. We can keep
up on what's going on with the latest teachings on Yoga and meditation."
Retrieval. MicroQuote contains next-day trading informa-
tion, as well as historical data on stocks, bonds, govern-
ment issues, and options, while QuickQuote gives daily
price information. Ticker Retrieval is a research tool avail-
able on CompuServe's Executive Information Service. It
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covers more than 9000 security issues and lists other in-
formation on prices and dividends.
Hassle-Free Banking
You don't have time to run to the bank with all the
money you've made trading on Wall Street? Then consider
JON SHIRLEY
LOCATION: Bellevue, Washington
PROFESSION: President and CEO
of Microsoft Corp., a major micro-
computer-software developer.
SERVICES USED: Dow Jones
News/Retrieval Service
Jon Shirley spends about five to 10 minutes on line every day check-
ing on the prices of stocks, searching for information on the industry
and other companies, and finding low-cost airfares. He spends about
$500 a year on it and finds it well worth the cost.
"/ access the OAG through Dow Jones. It's excellent in finding direct
lowest-cost flights. However, its ability to find connections rather than
direct flights is limited."
the fast-growing service known as home banking. Califor-
nia, Boston, and New York are the best locations for
banking by modem, but many other institutions are eyeing
the phenomenon.
For a nominal fee, you can pay bills, transfer funds,
check your statements for the past month, and in some
cases communicate with bank employees via electronic
mail. The most prominent organizations offering home
banking are Bank of America in San Francisco; Shaw-
mut Bank of Boston; and Citibank, Manufacturers Han-
over, Chemical Bank, and Chase Manhattan in New
York. Madison National Bank in Washington, D.C., and
Louisiana National Bank in Baton Rouge also offer suc-
cessful services.
If you're interested in the ultimate convenience in per-
sonal money management, check with the larger institu-
tions in your area to see if they've climbed onto the
"bankwagon." If not, don't be discouraged. Experts pre-
dict that three-quarters of the commercial banks in the
country will offer home banking via computer by 1990.
Travel the Friendly Skies
It's not unusual nowadays at trade shows or on air-
planes to see businesspeople scanning copies of the Offi-
cial Airline Guide, to find a better flight connection or
another routing. This pocket-sized manual is published by
Official Airline Guides, Inc., of Oak Brook, Illinois.
Like most printed directories, though, it has certain draw-
backs. Chief among them is that the information goes out of
date more quickly than the publication can track it. Its struc-
ture makes it difficult to do simple flight comparisons.
The electronic version of OAG is a less cumbersome
approach to finding straightforward answers to
your flight-scheduling questions. You can ac-
cess the "Electronic Edition" directly through
GTE Telenet or Tymnet, or via NewsNet,
Dialog, or Dow Jones News/Retrieval Ser-
vice. (The guide may soon include information
on hotels and rental cars, too.)
When planning a trip, you might wish you
had access to more information than just the
best plane fares. If you'd like a good overview
of transportation alternatives, accommodations,
and things to do when you arrive in a city,
you should add Travel Scan's phone number
to your on-line directory. This comprehensive
travel service, available through GTE Telenet
or Tymnet, contains information on everything
from airplane and bus schedules to special "get-
away" packages and listings of restaurants,
theatres, and other entertainment opportunities
in the city of your choice.
Travel Scan, which can take you into the
data base maintained by Pan American World
Airways' reservation system, lets you do your
own flight scheduling and ticketing electroni-
cally and pay for it with VISA or Mastercard.
If you'd love an exotic escape to Maui, but
your budget can't keep pace with your mood,
check out the New York-based service CompuTrav. A
bargain-hunter's delight, CompuTrav tracks sudden vacan-
cies on package air and sea tours and offers other cost-
saving information on air fares and cruise tickets.
Stretching Your Dollars, Saving Your Time
It's probably safe to assume that anyone reading this
article will periodically be interested in locating the best
buy on new or used computer equipment and the right
software for special applications. One of CompuServe's
newest data bases, MicroSearch, is a good place to start
if you're in the market for enhancements or a new system.
Produced by Information Inc. in Washington, D.C.,
MicroSearch is touted by its creators as one of the most
comprehensive data bases ever compiled on the micro-
computer industry. With thousands of product reviews from
the 200 top computer magazines, MicroSearch provides a
fast way to become acquainted with the best and the
worst of the new offerings. The manufacturers furnish
product literature and toll-free telephone numbers for more
information.
If you're searching for software and want to get a
bird's-eye view of the industry, check out the Interna-
tional Software Database's Software Catalog on
Dialog. It covers more than 50,000 programs for micro-
computers and larger systems.
What if you locate the software you need and want to
purchase it on the spot? The Electronic Catalog lets you
do it. Subscribers to this data base and shopping service,
produced by One Point Corporation of Walnut Creek, Cali-
fornia, can choose from major IBM PC and Apple software.
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The Catalog evaluates the major IBM PC and Apple software
packages according to error handling, documentation, ease
of use, and price. You can save as much as 40 percent off
the retail price by making an on-line purchase.
Even the most avid computer enthusiast occasionally
shops for mundane consumer items like luggage, cameras,
stereo equipment, or hardware. If you abhor crowded
malls and don't feel compelled to touch what you buy, an
on-line shopping service from GTE Telenet and Tymnet
might be for you.
CompuStore, a service of Comp-U-Card International of
Stamford, Connecticut, not only saves you time, but can
offer many of its consumer products at up to 40 percent
off. Items for sale range from electronic equipment to de-
partment-store merchandise to exotic foods. While not
everything listed on CompuStore is a bargain, one young
research analyst in New York swears that it saved his san-
ity one busy Christmas. So for your mental health alone,
you might check out CompuStore.
The Resume Game
Another type of shopping in which almost every profes-
sional engages at one time or another is job hunting.
Whether you're looking for a new position, a whole new
career, or a new employee, on-line resources can help.
Dialog, one of the largest search services in the world,
is a good place to start when looking for a new job. As a
first move, you might consider listing your employment
profile in a Dialog data base produced by Career Place-
ment Registry of Alexandria, Virginia. Here you can state
your geographical preferences, pertinent job
experience, educational background, and so
on, and have it viewed by as many as 500
companies nationwide per month. It's also a
good place to hunt for prospective employees.
Depending on your anticipated salary, you pay
a small fee of up to $40 to be listed on the
service for six months.
If you have a student in the family or you're
looking for student help, consider the compan-
ion data base, Career Placement Registry/
Student, from the same company. College
seniors and recent graduates are listed for six
months at a time during the current academic
year. Career Placement Registry maintains full
resume's for job hunters in both categories.
Don't want to pay to find a job in the com-
puter industry? Consider JobNet which caters
to writers, engineers, and programmers in the
high-tech industries, or Softview, which finds
positions for data-processing professionals. Both
data-base services let you list your resume" free
of charge for an indefinite period of time.
For the impatient who would rather seek
than be sought, an electronic classified-ad ser-
vice called CLEO in Torrance, California, posts
openings for engineers, technical writers, and other posi-
tions in leading electronics firms. For the cost of a phone
call, you can find out what's stirring in Silicon Valley and
other high-tech areas. If a job sounds interesting, leave
your name and address in an on-line mailbox or mail a
resume" to the company.
On Top of the News
Suppose you've just taken a new job and need to do a
quick study of the company and its products, or, better
yet, of the competition. Or maybe an important meeting
looms ahead, and it requires you to be well informed
about a particular issue. If so, you might want to tune in
to the news on Dow Jones. This news data base con-
sists of stories no more than 90 days old drawn from The
Wall Street Journal, Barrons, and the Dow Jones wire ser-
vice. Information more than 90 days old is stored in the
Free Text Search data base on the Dow Jones News/
Retrieval Service.
Sometimes a local newspaper, rather than a national
publication, is a better source of information about a firm.
If you're mining for information about companies located
in Allentown, Lexington, Miami, Philadelphia, Sacramento,
Washington, Boston, Detroit, Houston, Chicago, Wichita, or
surrounding towns, consider subscribing to Knight-Ridder
Newspapers' Vu/Text Information Service, which offers
the full text of newspapers published in the cities men-
tioned above.
Of course, for serious research, every on-line addict
should know about the incomparably rich resources of
Nexis, produced by Mead Data Central of Dayton, Ohio.
Nexis offers articles within 24 hours of their publication by
14 newspapers, top magazines from McGraw-Hill and Time-
Life, multiple wire services, newsletters, and other sources.
Although accessing Mead Data Central once required spe-
cial equipment, it's now possible for owners of IBM and Ap-
ple personal computers to subscribe to the service.
Bulletin Boards
Bulletin boards deserve a special mention in a discus-
sion of on-line resources. According to Matthew Lesko, au-
thor of The Computer Data and Database Source
Book and Information USA, bulletin boards may be one
ELIZABETH FERRARINI
LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts
PROFESSION: Writer
SERVICES USED: CompuServe,
Connexions Database (no longer in
existence)
Elizabeth answered an ad for a research assistant at Houghton Mifflin
Publishing on the Connexions Database. She didn't get the job, but
met someone there to publish her book, Infomania. She will appear
on the Today Show as a result of a message she left for the booking
agent on CompuServe.
"The strength of the medium is in the connections it provides for you.
If you're hunting for a job, going on line can be a good way to network."
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of the richest and most inexpensive sources of information
around. If you look long enough and hard enough, you're
bound to find a bulletin board on practically any subject
of interest, from hobbies and programming languages, to
free advice on almost anything.
A bulletin board in St. Louis answers questions about
racquet sports; a Texas service addresses questions about
copyright protection; a Colorado group posts information
about animal welfare and protection; and a bulletin board
in northern California caters to bicycle enthusiasts.
The best place to start looking for a bulletin board is
your local computer club. Also check out The Source and
CompuServe, or start subscribing to Bulletin Board Sys-
tems magazine, published in Westport, Connecticut. If all
else fails, call your local computer dealer.
On-Line Romance
How can a single woman find 20 new men in two
days? Try CompuDate, says Elizabeth Ferrarini, whose on-
line ad on The Source in 1981 brought a flurry of response.
Her electronic S.O.S. to meet other professionals put her
into contact with a colorful cast— including the owner of a
radio station; a romeo from Florida "who made Burt Rey-
nolds look sick"; a psychiatrist; a gynecologist; the son of
F. Lee Bailey; and, of course, a few dozen hard-core com-
puter enthusiasts.
"A lot of people like the electronics medium as a way
to socialize," Ferrarini says. "It's anonymous, discreet,
safer than a bar, and very intensive." She adds that if you
want a real relationship, though, you must eventually make
"the human connection."
Two people whose on-line friendship resulted in the ulti-
mate human connection are Pamela Ann Falejczyk and
Mark Crosby, who married in the Wayside Chapel in Palos
Park, Illinois, last October after a ten-month courtship via
modem. Naturally, the wedding was on line. While Mark
and Pam took their vows at the altar, a volunteer from
People/Link, the 'service that brought them together, tran-
scribed the event on computer and broadcast it to guests
MARK and PAM CROSBY
LOCATION: Dallas, Texas
PROFESSION: Pam is a marketing
coordinator at Future Computing
Inc., Mark is a mechanical engi-
neer at Watson Inc. in Fort Worth.
watching from Scotland, England, California, New York,
Las Vegas, and other parts of the world.
Pam, formerly a customer-service manager for People/
Link in Chicago, relates that she was nervous when she
first met Mark face-to-face after months of on-line conver-
sation. But at the same time, she says, "I felt as if I knew
him." The couple discovered through their electronic com-
munication that they shared an interest in photography,
motorcycles, travel, and computers.
People/Link is a videotext service operated by American
Home Network of Arlington Heights, Illinois, with about
4000 subscribers. It's but one of many outlets you might
consider as a way to add fun, zip, and variety to your
social life. Another is Playnet in Troy, New York, which
hosts on-line parties, board games, bulletin boards, and E-
mail. For the more adventuresome, there's a swinging
adults-only service called X Net Computer Services in
Halesite, New York, and a Gay News and Information
and Communications Network in Woodbury, New York.
Of course, CompuServe and The Source are good places
to seek people with similar interests. On The Source you
can "type-talk" on "Chat" with other subscribers, or try
your hand at CompuDate. Like The Source, CompuServe
has a type-talk feature. Or if you prefer, games, interesting
forums, electronic mail, and bulletin boards are available.
Are you ready to make friends around the country or
even around the world? Are you tantalized by the pros-
pect of becoming an electronic voyeur? If so, then give
yourself a "handle" (that's a name, for you non-CB radio
buffs) and dial up an adventure.
Taking the Plunge
If you're ready to go on line, keep a few simple rules in
mind. It's best to start by defining your objectives, before
you run up costly connect charges in what may be a fruit-
less search. Take some time to research your area of in-
terest. Excellent directories are available to guide you
through the seemingly endless stores of electronic informa-
tion. And don't overlook organizations such as the Infor-
mation Industry Association and the
Videotext Industry Association as places to
get ideas.
Finally, consider the alternatives. The infor-
mation you need may be available from a free
government-agency data base, a local bulletin
board, or a free pamphlet. Do your homework
and you won't end up paying for information
you could get just as easily in another form. With
a sound plan of attack, you're bound to get maxi-
mum mileage from your on-line dollars. ■
SERVICES USED: People/Link,
videotext network for social
interaction.
Write to Wendy Lea McKibbin at 1060 Marsh
Road, Suite C-200, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
Pam and Mark use People/Link as a way to make on-line friends. In
fact, they actually met each other through the service.
"It's easy to become real close friends with the people you talk to on
line. We found that the minute one of us would think about asking a
question, the other thought about asking the same thing simultaneously."
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Product Information
American People/Link
3215 North Fronts
Suite 1505
Arlington Heights, !L 60004
(800) 524-0100
(312) 870-5200 in Illinois
$14.95 reg. fee (incl. first
3 hours)
$3.95 300 baud,
standard time
$4.95 1200 baud,
standard time
$10.95 300 baud, prime
time (7 a.m.-6 p.m.)
$12.95 1200 baud, prime
time
Service Number 332
Bulletin Board Systems
Meckler Publishing
1 1 1 Ferry Lane West
Westport. CT 06880
(203) 226-6967
S26 50 per /eai
Reader Service Number 333
Career Placement
Registry
302 Swann Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22301
(703) 683-1085
$95 per hour
Reader Service Number 334
CLEO
Computer Listings of
Employment Opportunities
2164 West 190th Street
Torrance. CA 90504
(213) 618-0200
Reader Service Number 335
CompuDate
The Source
Source Telecomputing
1616 Anderson Road"
McLean VA 22102
(703) 734-7500
$49.95 for men (one-time
membership)
Free for women
Reader Service Number 336
CompuServe
5000 Arlington Center
Boulevard
P.O. Box 20212
Columbus. OH 43220
(614) 457-8650
$39.95 one-time fee,
up to $12.50 per hour
Reader Service Number 337
CompuStore
Comp-u-Card International
777 Summer Street
Stamford, CT 06901
(203) 324-9261
$25 per year,
$5 to $18 per hour
Reader Service Number 338
CompuTrav
Lanexssa Inter national
622 Broadway
New tor- NY '0012
(212) 759-8555
$30 one-time fee,
$12 per hour
Reader Service Number 339
Dialog Information
Services
3460 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94034
(415) 858-3792
$6 to $8 per hour
Reader Service Number 340
Dow Jones News/
Retrieval Service
P.O. Box 300
Princeton, NJ 08450
(609) 452-2000
$75 one-time fee,
$3 per mo
Reader Service Number 341
Electronic Catalog
One Point Corporation
2835 Mitchell Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94590
(415) 947-0850
$35 one-time fee,
$8 per hour
Reader Service Number 342
GTE Telenet
GTE Telenet
Communications
8229 Boone Boulevard
Vienna, VA 22180
(703) 442-1000
le der Service Number 343
Information USA
4701 Willard Avenue, #1707
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(301) 657-1200
Reader Service Number 344
JobNet
JobNet, Inc.
10 DeAngelo Drive
Bedford, MA 01730
(617) 275-3010
$350 per hour
Reader Service Number 345
NewsNet
945 Haverford Road
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(215) 527-8030
Reader Service Number 346
Nexis
Mead Data Central
9393 Springboro Pike
P.O. Box 933
Dayton, OH 45401
(513) 865-6800
$20 per hour
Reader Service Number 347
Nite-Line
National Computer Network
1929 North Harlem Avenue
Chicago, IL 60635
(312) 622-6666
$30 one-time fee,
up to $26 per hour
Reader Service Number 348
ial Airline Guide,
ronic Edition
2000 Clearwater Drive
Oak Brook, IL 60521
(800) 323-3537
$50 one-time fee,
$6 per hour
Reader Service Number 391
Softview
Software Career Link
67 South Bedford Street
Burlington. MA 01803
(617) 229-5813
Up to $9000 per year
Reader Service Number 392
The Source
Source Telecomputing
1616 Anderson Road
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 734-7500
$49.95 one-time fee,
$.46 per minute
Reader Service Number 393
Sportel
Sports Form
P.O. Box 1182
Las Vegas, NV 89125
(702) 873-1151
Reader Service Number 394
Travel Scan
Travel Scan Videotexl
5 Penn Plaza
c NY 10001
(212) 695-5492
$50 one-time fee,
$15.50 to $19.80 per hour
Reader Service Number 395
Tymnet
OnTyme
Tymshare Corporation
20705 Valley Green Drive
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 446-6000
Reader Service Number 396
UniNet
10951 Lakeview Avenue
Lenexa, KS 66219
(800) 821-5340
Reader Service Number 397
Vu/Text
Vu/Text Information Services
1211 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia. PA 19107
(215) 663-3300
$30 to $300 per hour
Reader Service Number 398
Self-Help Software
Is keeping fit, managing stress, or balancing your
diet needed in your life? Here's software to help
you achieve your perfect self.
YOU CAN
DO BETTER
by Cynthia E. Field
Thirty-six years ago Jan Smuts died. Were he alive to-
day, 60 Minutes would probably interview him about his
experiences as former Prime Minister of South Africa.
But Jan Smuts was more than a military leader and a
political figure in a troubled country. When he was middle-
aged, he developed the theory we call Holism. Thanks to
Smuts, we know we are not just gallons of salty water
packaged in muscle and wrapped in skin. We know we're
much, much more— or at least we strive to be.
During our 40,000-year journey on this planet we've gath-
ered tools to help us work toward Smuts' holistic ideal: Liter-
ature. Medicine. Philosophy. Apple H's.
How can your Apple help you become a more well-
rounded person? In this article, I've classified nearly three
dozen products that claim to enhance the physical, men-
tal, and emotional aspects of life.
All but a sprinkling of these products require only 48K
and one disk drive. It's nice to know that you don't have
to be a power user to increase your personal power.
On the Home Front
Psychologists tell us that one of our basic physical
needs is shelter. No one has yet designed a computer
that can pour a foundation or shingle a house. Program-
mers, though, have written software that can install parti-
tions and move furniture around, at least figuratively.
For younger members of the family and adults who
share the growing interest in miniatures (we used to call
them doll houses), CBS Software has published Dream
House. With this program, you can customize and furnish
any of four different homes: a colonial farmhouse, a pent-
house, a Victorian home, and a cottage.
While Dream House is a colorful outlet for creative play,
programs from Avant-Garde provide you with the tools to
put your House Beautiful fantasies into blueprint-like form.
The Design Your Own Home series includes three sepa-
rate packages: Architectural Design, Interior Design, and
Landscape Design.
The Avant-Garde series brings computer-assisted design
to the homebuilder-to-be. The programs calculate dis-
tances and angles, give you scale diagrams, and provide
you with an inexpensive way to experiment with different
plans. The series uses standard architectural symbols and
prepares printouts for your contractor, interior decorator, or
landscape designer.
Here's to Your Health!
We've come a long way since snake-oil days. Quality
medical care is a fact of modern life. We're more knowl-
edgeable about our bodies and about what we should do
to stay well. Much of this knowledge we've gained
through books, magazines, and newspapers.
At least three software-based medical advisers are avail-
able. None of them claims to substitute for a physician;
such a claim would be illegal and dangerous. These pro-
grams in large part do substitute for the written word; they
are, more or less, electronic page turners.
Avant-Garde's program, An Apple a Day, claims to be
a medical counselor that can save you time and money.
The program contains a health-records and telephone-di-
rectory option. Both are merely index-card files on disk.
As for advice, the fine print on the package reads in part:
"Avant-Garde gives no assurance that the opinions or
judgment of the author are reliable and accurate." A state-
ment like that hardly instills confidence.
HouseCall '86 claims to be only what it is: a computer-
ized Home Medical Encyclopedia. The program contains
an indexed data base with hundreds of topics. You can
search by index entry or by symptom. The program is
much more comprehensive than An Apple a Day, and it
provides information on timely topics like AIDS.
The best of the three, and the only one prepared by a
medical doctor, comes in the plainest package. In the pref-
ace to Personal Health, Dr. Buckley humbly writes: "I
have tried very hard to make the information available on
this disk program as accurate as possible."
Personal Health contains more than a disability and dis-
ease data base. Dr. Buckley has included sections on
Your Doctor, Medicines, Cancer, and Lab Tests. This pro-
gram is probably the most holistic of the three. While not
eschewing medical treatment when it's needed, Dr. Buck-
ley seems to believe in letting the body heal itself when-
ever it can. Many of us would agree that "the fewest
number of X-rays, hospitalizations, operations, and medi-
cines, the better."
If you want or need more information about a particular
subject, the Personal Health reference section contains
about 100 entries from such well-regarded periodicals as
The New England Journal of Medicine and respected
medical-text publishers like W. B. Saunders.
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Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
Your hurried, harried lifestyle probably makes it difficult
for you to eat right. Despite your good intentions, many of
the foods you find in the supermarket are sliced, diced,
and spiced to death. While food-processing techniques
provide us with a varied, safe food supply, some methods
rob otherwise healthful foods of their nutritional value.
Your Apple II, as the speedy calculator it really is, can
help tremendously with nutritious meal planning for you
and your family. Without a computerized food data base,
you'd need a copy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Handbook No. 8.
Once you found the food you were interested in analyz-
ing, you'd probably have to do some mathematical con-
versions because the metrically thinking scientific
community determined the recorded values for nutrients.
After you'd converted the values for all the nutrients to
ounces, cups, and slices, you'd go back and look up the
next food. Believe me, this process gets stale pretty fast!
With computerized nutrition programs, you type in the
food name, and the program searches its data base.
When it finds the food, the program asks you what serv-
ing size to calculate. Most programs speak English— not
metric. The process may seem slow compared to the
speed with which your Apple can recalculate a spread-
sheet or move Bruce Lee to karate-chop a foe. Realize,
however, that using Handbook No. 8, a pencil, and a cal-
culator is like being a scribe in a medieval monastery.
All three of the programs described here take into ac-
count the RDA (recommended dietary allowance) for im-
portant nutrients. RDA values vary with your gender and
age. Pregnancy and breastfeeding also affect the RDA.
Nutriplan is a computerized version of Handbook No.
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fats, cholesterol, vitamins, and minerals. Its data base lists
more than 400 foods, and you can add more. (Guess
where you get the information. Right— Handbook No. 8, or
a valid substitute.)
While Nutriplan is a "meat and potatoes" nutrition pro-
gram, Weight Loss and Nutrition Center and The Orig-
inal Boston Computer Diet add the condiments. Not
only do these programs calculate the nutritional value of
your food intake, but (Smuts, are you listening?) they
counsel you!
Both programs are geared to helping you shed pounds
and control your weight. In Weight Loss and Nutrition
Center, Dan's your man. In The Original Boston Computer
Diet, your counselor is George, Shirley, or Amy. Because
eating is not just a physical event, but a psychological
one as well, these programs help you deal with your rea-
sons for eating. You become attuned both to your hunger
level and your emotional state.
Both programs have modifiable food data bases and
emphasize the importance of exercise as a great way to
refresh the psyche and burn calories.
Aerobic Computing
Jane Fonda hasn't (yet) written a computerized exercise
program. But the people at HRM have. Cardiovascular
Fitness Lab brings some of the benefits of the local
health club into your home. The program, which helps
you determine your cardiovascular status and train for im-
proved fitness, comes with a pulse sensor and an Apple
lle/W Plus interface card. A long extension cable lets you
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May 1986
Some More Facts
About RAM Cards!
You could put a FLIPSTER or Apple™ 1 meg memory expansion
card in slot 4 and add another FLIPSTER or Apple 1 meg
memory expansion card in slot 5 (The FLIPSTER and Apple's card
only expand to 1 meg). You'll need a separate 80 column card for
the auxiliary slot Oh and put a printer buffer card in slot 2. If you
want RGB color, you'll need an RGB board in slot 7 then buy a
hard disk (if you have any slots left).
You'll have a bigger AppleWorks desktop, but you'll still be
limited to a maximum of 1350 records in the data base. And
you're stuck at 2250 lines in the word processor. And AppleWorks
won't automatically load itself into memory, and make sure you
don't create a file bigger than your disks can hold because neither
FLIPSTER nor Apple's memory card will segment a file onto
multiple disks.
You could get RamWorks II!®
You'll have a bigger desktop.
You'll also have up to 15,300 records (not 1350) in the data
base and up to 15,300 lines in the word processor (not 2250).
AppleWorks will now automatically load into RAM. And if you
create a file greater than your disk capacity, no problem
RamWorks II will automatically save it on multiple disks. And
because of our built-in printer buffer, you can continue to use
AppleWorks while your printer is printing. Nice. RamWorks II has
an RGB option, 16 bit option and is expandable to 5 megabytes.
And don't forget, RamWorks II is the software industry standard
for memory expansion in the He. RamWorks II is automatically
recognized by virtually all memory intensive programs (and many
more are on the way) and is 100% compatible with all He
software. Clearly the new RamWorks II has more features, more
capabilities, and most importantly, is recognized by more
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all CP/M versions 2.2 through 4.0. No other memory card
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The data strips on these six pages
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A — Directory
B - Softball Statistics*
track your favorite players
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C- Bubble Sort**
a colorful illustrated animation
of a classic sorting technique
D- Poster Printer*
express yourself by making
banners and messages
E- Tower Puzzle**
an intriguing full color version
of Towers of Hanoi
F - Bongo's Bash*
arcade style action in one chal-
lenging maze after another
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test your knowledge of
constellations and comets
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a battle of wits and precision
timing for survival
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to the checkered flag
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"from Uptime Magazine, copyright 1985 Viking Technologies
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Besides diet and exercise, drugs influence our psycho-
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your own or your children's concerns about drugs, includ-
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Marshware offers two programs— Alcohol: The Party
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and simulations in which you take an active role.
In Alcohol, you attend a party and make decisions
about drinking and driving. During the party, the computer
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You get to play a rigged video game with the same klutzy
lack of coordination you would experience if you were
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in Tobacco, you make decisions about smoking for a
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Al programs (or expert systems, as they're some-
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human endeavor. Right now, however, Al software for
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In the Apple II software line, for all practical pur-
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Human Edge also offers high-end (read: expensive)
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Showing you the future that s taking shape today.
and appropriate instrumentation, an Apple computer could
monitor the effects of stress directly.
At home, it isn't practical to dissect oneself or insert
probes into the brain or adrenal glands. It is practical to
use noninvasive types of measurements. This indirect ap-
proach is precisely the method used in Biofeedback Mi-
crolab, Relax!, and Learning to Cope with Pressure.
Biofeedback Microlab measures four types of feedback:
muscle tension, sweat-gland activity, skin temperature, and
heart rate. The sensors you need to monitor all four re-
sponses accompany the software, which graphs and dis-
plays your progress on screen.
Like Biofeedback Microlab, the Relax! program includes
an interface box that serves as a go-between to connect
the special headband that comes with the program to the
Apple. Unlike Biofeedback Microlab, however, Relax! con-
centrates on muscle tension only. A cassette tape contains
a relaxation exercise you listen to while you observe the
real-time Relax Graph on your monitor screen. The soft-
ware also includes a Balloon Game in which you perform
better if you're more at ease. Quite a change from games
in which your blood pressure seems to rise in direct pro-
portion to your score!
Instead of measuring muscle tension, Learning to Cope
with Pressure monitors galvanic skin resistance (GSR), an
indicator of sweat-gland activity. You rest your hand on the
GSR biosensor, which connects by cable to the game port.
The software includes a Physical Stress Test and a Psy-
chological Stress Test as well as three methods for man-
aging stress. A cassette tape included with the program
offers a brief monologue on biofeedback and an oh-so-
mellow relaxation exercise.
Because Learning to Cope with Pressure is sold primar-
ily to schools, it includes lesson plans and classroom activ-
ities. With a little imagination, you could modify these for
family use.
Skill Builders
Whatever the cause and extent of stress in your life,
healthy escapes can help you cope. Losing yourself in a
good novel can rejuvenate you. So can learning a new
language, or finally accepting the challenge of learning to
type using the Qwerty or Dvorak method instead of the
Columbus method.
All of these relaxing activities involve skills your Apple
can help you attain. If you find yourself hesitating to pick
up a James Michener best seller because of its size,
maybe you should pick up Davidson & Associates' Speed
Reader II, or Speed Reading Tutor from Kriya Systems,
to help pace your reading.
DesignWare's electronic flashcard program, Remember!,
now offers French and Spanish vocabulary disks. Remem-
ber! may not put Berlitz out of business, but the program
provides a good start for people who would like to learn
different languages.
What about that letter you owe Aunt Alice? Or the Letter
to the Editor you've been meaning to write? If only it
didn't take so long to hunt and peck at the keyboard!
Not only can your Apple process your words, it can
teach you how to type them in the first place. If you want
a by-the-book typing program (with video game), Typing
Timemaster H.O™
the only clock
that displays
time and date on
AppleWorks'
screens and files.
Now, get all the features of
all the competition combined!
It's the smart way to put the time and date on your Apple
II + • or lie®. Because only the Timemaster H.O. packs ALL
the features of all the competition combined, including leap
year, year (not just in PRO-DOS), month, date, day of week,
hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds. Its totally PRO-DOS,
DOS 3 3. PASCAL and CP/M compatible. And of course, it works
better than any other clock with AppleWorks.
If you're using or writing software for other clock cards,
you're still covered. Because the H.O. will automatically emu-
late them. And the Timemaster H.O. adds 14 new commands to
BASIC. The H.O. even comes complete with two disks full of
sample programs, including a computerized appointment
book, a DOS dating program, interrupt programs, and over 30
programs that others charge extra for — or don't even offer.
As a low-cost option, you can add true BSR remote control
to the H.O, giving you remote control of up to 16 lights and
appliances in your home or office.
• Fully PRO-DOS and DOS 3 3, CP/M and PASCAL compati-
ble • Time in hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds
(the ONLY PRO-DOS compatible card with millisecond
capability); date with year, month, day of week and leap year
• 24-Hour military format or 12-hour AV1/PM format • Eight
software controlled interrupts so you can run two programs
at the same time (many examples included) • Can be set to
the second • Allows AppleWorks to time and date stamp all
data automatically • The only clock card that displays lime
and date on the AppleWorks screen • Five-year warranty
Clock price S129.00
BSR option (may be added later) t 49.00
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Tutor III may be the best. If a little out-of-this-world enter-
tainment is in order, either New Improved MasterType or
Keyboard Cadet should suffice.
If variety of exercise, including typing-practice variants of
PacMan and Gunsmoke, is what you desire, take a look
at Typing Well. All four of these programs will teach you
correct finger placement and provide hours of fun and
satisfaction.
Getting to Know You
Our physical, mental, and emotional health depends on
our relationships with people, past and present.
Alex Haley showed us through his book, Roots, that
who we are is keenly influenced by those who came be-
fore us. A software program for your Apple called Family
Roots can help you learn more about your ancestors.
The program has other interesting applications. One
New York physician is using Family Roots to keep track of
data accumulated in his study of the genetic aspects of
cystic fibrosis.
Acclaimed by genealogists, Family Roots keeps track of
names, dates, birthplaces, and myriad other details, includ-
ing anecdotes. The program prints a variety of charts to
help you sort out the folks who helped make you the per-
son you are.
But what about your contemporary relationships? Soft-
ware to help you in this area presents a strange mix. On
the one hand, Mind over Minors, from Human Edge
Software, assists you in dealing with your children or stu-
dents. This program shows how your personalities mesh,
or fail to.
Mind over Minors asks you to agree or disagree with a
series of adjectives about you. You profile your young
person the same way. The program then prepares an
analysis explaining how you can interact, motivate, and
discipline. (For a look at business-psychology software, see
the accompanying sidebar.)
On the other hand, Activision's Alter Ego is a game in
which you play "what if" and watch your imagined life
unfold on the screen. You participate in numerous vi-
gnettes and make choices from infancy through old age—
if you make it that far.
When I played Alter Ego, I was an arrogant fool who
ignored the stress in my life. The program chided me,
"Your lack of desire to take care of yourself was selfish.
Now your family and friends will have to suffer the loss.
This game is over." Poof.
Then there's Mind Prober, a program touted as psy-
chological software that helps you get to know other peo-
ple as they are. Mind Prober works like Human Edge
Software Corporation's other home-psychology program,
Mind over Minors. The main difference is that in Mind
Prober you profile only the other person, not yourself.
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Its an experience you shouldn't miss. And with TransWarp, you
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No more yawning while vour Apple™ slowly rearranges text or
calculates spreadsheets. With 256K of ultra-fast RAM, TransWarp
speeds up all Apple software — including AppleWorks, Supercalc
3a, Visicalc, and all educational software, graphics and games. And
it's compatible with all standard peripheral cards (such as Ram-
Works II and Apple memory cards), Profile and Sider hard disks,
3V2" UniDisks, 80-column cards, modems, clock cards, mouses and
more! You name it, TransWarp accelerates it. There's even a 16 bit
upgrade chip available should 16 bit software become available for
the Apple.
"I recommend Applied
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I-
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Steve Wozniak, the creator
of Apple Computer
An important difference.
TransWarp's not the only speedup card on the market. But its
the only one that accelerates your Apple's main memory, ROM
and auxiliary memory. And with more and more programs
residing in auxiliary memory, buying anyone else's accelerator
makes less and less sense. TransWarp even works with most
D.M.A. devices including the Swyft™ card.
Theres one more difference. Since TransWarp doesn't use mem-
ory caching, it accelerates all software — and not just most of it.
A cinch to use.
Simply plug TransWarp into any slot in your Apple II, II + or He
— including slot 3 in the He. Instantly you'll be computing at
speeds you only dreamed about before. And should you ever wish
accelerator you can buy
He, II, orII+.
to run at normal speed, simply press the ESC key while turning
your Apple on.
Since TransWarp is completely transparent, you won't need pre-
boot disks or special software. It's ready to go right out of
the package!
Speed = Productivity
Imagine the productivity gains you'll achieve when your pro-
grams are running over three times faster. TransWarp i's so power-
ful, your Apple will make IBM PCs™ and even ATs look like
slowpokes — whether you're planning taxes, plotting charts or
playing games! Take a look at a few of the features that set
TransWarp apart:
• 3.6 MHZ 65C02 • Totally transparent operation
• 256K of ultra-fast on-board with all software
RAM • Plugs into any slot, including
• Accelerates main and auxiliary slot 3 on the Apple lie
memory • Accelerated 16 bit option
• Low power consumption for available
cool operation
Satisfaction guaranteed!
Give your Apple the TransWarp advantage. With our risk-free 15-
day money back guarantee, you nave nothing to lose but wasted
time. Call today!
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16 bit upgrade (may add later) $89
For fast response:
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add 5'/«% sales tax. Add $10.00 if outside U.SA.
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Mind Prober's detractors insist that the program's power
is illusory because its conclusions may be based on erro-
neous perceptions and first impressions. To its credit, Mind
Prober works best with people you already know, and it's
a ton of fun to read the program's assessments of those
unique characters among your family and friends.
In a more serious vein, one of the most rewarding
things in life is to know someone who shares your dreams
and helps you work toward your goals, whether those ob-
jectives relate to health pr to wealth.
Alter Ego Development has a software surrogate for
those who lack such a confidante or mentor. The devel-
opers call their program Personal Friend, and somewhat
bizarrely refer to it as "Living Software."
Imagine! If Personal Friend is ever released in 3 1 / 2 -inch
disk format, you'll be able to carry your "true friend" in
your shirt pocket and threaten him with a magnet if he
betrays you.
Humanizing a floppy disk, whether implicitly or explicitly,
leaves me saddened. Your Apple can open up new vistas
for you and make you a well-rounded person, but comput-
erware, even if endowed by its "creators" with "intelli-
gence," can't substitute for the companionship and
camaraderie that only other human beings can offer. ■
Write to Cynthia Field at 10 Border Avenue, Wakefield, Rl
02879.
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Alcohol/Drug Abuse, $39
Personal Health, $49
RAM Resources
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Alcohol: The Party, $49 95
Tobacco: To Smoke or
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Marshware
P.O. Box 8082
Shawnee Mission, KS 66208
(816) 523-1059
Reader Service Number 304
Alter Ego, $49.95
Activision
2350 Bayshore Frontage
Road
Mountain View, CA 94039
(415) 960-0410
Reader Service Number 305
An Apple a Day, $49.95
Architectural Design, $99.95
Interior Design, $69 .95
Landscape Design, $69 95
Avant-Garde Publishing
P.O. Box 30160
Eugene. OR 97403
(503) 345-3043
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Biofeedback Microlab, $350
Cardiovascular Fitness
Lab, $175
HRM Software
175 Tompkins Avenue
Pleasantville, NY 10570
(800) 431-2050
Reader Service Number 307
The Communications
Edge, $195
The Management Edge, $250
Mind over Minors, $59.95
Mind Prober, $49 95
The Negotiation Edge, $295
The Sales Edge, $250
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Dream House, $39 .95
CBS Software
One Fawcett Place
Greenwich, CT 06836
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Family Roots, $185
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Lexington, MA 02173
(617) 641-2930
Reader Service Number 310
HouseCall '86, $39 95
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5680 South Syracuse Circle,
Suite 500
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(800) 233-3556
Reader Service Number 311
Keyboard Cadet, $39.95
Mindscape
3444 Dundee Road
Northbrook, IL 60022
(800) 221-9884
Reader Service Number 312
Learning to Cope
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Make It Click:
Seatbelt Safety, $59
The Smoking Decision, $59
Sunburst Communications
39 Washington Avenue
Pleasantville, NY 10570
(800) 431-1934
Reader Service Number 313
New Improved
MasterType, $39.95
The Original Boston
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Scarborough Systems
25 North Broadway
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Nutriplan, $75
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187 Gardiners Avenue
Levittown, NY 11756
(516) 735-8979
Reader Service Number 315
Personal Friend, $69
Alter Ego Development
123 West 28th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 563-2311
Reader Service Number 316
Relax!, $139.95
Synapse Software
17 Paul Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 479-1170
Reader Service Number 317
Remember!, $79.95
DesignWare
185 Berry Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
(800) 572-7767
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Speed Reader II, $69 .95
Davidson & Associates
3135 Kashiwa Street
Torrance, CA 90505
(800) 556-6141
Reader Service Number 319
Speed Reading Tutor, $89.95
Kriya Systems
6 Export Drive
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Reader Service Number 320
Typing Tutor III, $49 95
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Learning Well
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'■All the News That Fits'
Spring 1986
TRIPLE-DUMP
Print any Apple image on your
dot-matrix printer.
Use Triple-Dump with any Apple II and your dot
matrix (graphics capable) printer to print:
■ Hi-Res graphics ■ Double Hi-Res graphics
■ Lo-Res graphics ■ Double Lo-Res graphics
■ 40-Column text ■ 80-Column text
Make "hard copies" of all kinds of images with
absolutely no programming knowledge.
Or, if you're a programmer, use Triple-Dump's
print routines in your own Applesoft programs.
Triple-Dump offers many special graphics
effects options such as picture cropping, rotating
and magnifying, plus the ability (on many
printers) to adjust the print density.
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puts your printer to work making giant-letter
8V$"-high signs for all occasions.
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$ 39.95
Unprotected, ProDOS and DOS 3.3
Compatible with any Apple II
Written by Mark Simonsen and Rob Renstrom
SHAPE MECHANIC
Hi-res shape animation and
fancy hi-res typefaces
tH 1 frf.
Shape Mechanic
converts your
hi-res drawings
into "shape tables" so you can create title
screens, charts and animation with Apple's built-
in Draw and Xdraw commands. "List and Learn"
demos on the Shape Mechanic disk teach you
how to create your own hi-res programs.
HI-RES TYPE: 30 proportionally spaced
hi-res screen display fonts (both large and small)
are included on the Shape Mechanic disk. Each
character may be redrawn as you choose.
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Shape Mechanic's new "SHAPE CAPTURE"
feature lets you convert a section of any
normal hi-res picture into a shape table.
No fee required to use Shape Mechanic's
fonts & routines in programs that you sell. Just
credit Beagle Bros in your program and manual.
£ /~\ /~\ Unprotected.
9 <\M Compatible.
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ProDOS and DOS 3.3
with any Apple II
Bert Kersey and Mark Simonsen
MINIPIX Disk#i
200 pictures for The Print Shop 1
and other graphics programs
Here are 200 copyright-free pictures on disk, for
you to use with the most popular Apple graphics
programs, including...
■ The Print Shop ■ MousePaint
■ Shape Mechanic ■ Alpha Plot
■ Apple Mechanic ■ Beagle Graphics
...and almost any other Apple graphics program
that deals with unprotected hi-res pictures.
Attention, PRINT SHOP owners!
Use Minipix pictures
straight from the
Minipix disk on your
greeting cards, banners
■ HhwK-' and signs. And now you
I can convert part of any
normal hi-res picture into Print Shop format!
And use Minipix's picture editor to create special
graphics effects like instant mirror images,
negatives, distortions and blowups:
MousePainters can load Minipix directly from
the disk. Alpha Plotters can "clip" Minipix off
the screen and "paste" them onto their own
pictures. Shape Mechanic and Apple Mechanic
fans can use Minipix in shape table format.
$ 29.95
Unprotected. ProDOS and DOS 3.3 <
Compatible with any Apple II
Minipix pictures by Fred and Sara Crone
The Print Shop" is a trade mark of Broderbund Software, Inc.
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BEAGLE GRAPHICS
Double-high resolution
plus 16 hi-res colors!
DOUBLE HI-RES FOR THE ARTIST...
Beagle Graphics lets you use
your 128K Apple to draw and
label impressive double hi-res
images (up to 560 pixels
horizontally) using the Apple
keyboard or, optionally, a joystick, AppleMouse,
Koala Pad or Graphics Tablet.
And you can display 16 hi-res colors with over
200 color-mixes and fast area "color fills".
A Variety of Typestyles is included
for labeling double hi-res pictures and charts.
Beagle Graphics' CUT AND PASTE feature
makes graphic manipulations a snap— Any
picture section may be indi-
vidually altered or relocated
to a new position on the
screen. Or onto a completely
different picture!
...OR FOR THE PROGRAMMER
You get 33 new commands for drawing, filling
and manipulating double-res images. You can
convert normal hi-res programs and pictures into
double hi-res, save and load
any image section, compress
picture data to 1/3 disk
space, produce double hi-res
"slide shows" and more.
READ THE REVIEWS: Family Computing,
Feb. 86, gives its highest rating (★***) to
Beagle Graphics in $-Value, Graphics Quality,
Documentation and Overall Performance.
$ 59.95
Unprotected. ProDOS and DOS 3.3
Compatible with any Apple He or 128K He
Written by Mark Simonsen
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FONT MECHANIC
30 new hi-res typefaces for
Shape Mechanic (and Apple Mechanic)
Font Mechanic's fonts work with all of the pro-
grams on Shape Mechanic and Apple Mechanic:
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you convert fonts from other disks (DOS
Tool Kit. the Penguin disks, etc.) into fonts
for Shape Mechanic and Apple Mechanic.
Distort fonts too (s-t-r-e-t-c-h, COMrUfSS, etc.) for
hi-res copy-fitting and special effects.
$ 29.95!
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Compatible uilh any .Apple II
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by Bill O'Brien
Communication at 300 baud (about 30 characters per
second) is a time-honored, inexpensive proposition-
but it's old technology and intolerably slow for some
applications. In the last five years, 1200-baud modems
have come to the forefront, but almost as soon as they
became standard, new and faster modems appeared.
We'll look specifically at what the new high-speed modems
have to offer, then see what's still around in 300 baud if
all you need is basic data transportation.
The fastest, most reliable speed currently available for
telecommunications over standard voice phone lines is
2400 baud (bits per second). When I called several manu-
facturers to research their 2400-baud modems, though, I
was very disturbed when they all said, "Our 2400-baud
modem doesn't work with the Apple II."
I assured them that what they knew as fact meant very
little to me, and I was right. The modems all worked to
the same degree. In fact, although the 2400-baud selec-
tions came from Codex, Hayes, U.S. Robotics, and Nova-
tion (whose product emerged as my favorite), they might
have all been the same modem— with very minor
exceptions.
They all follow the Hayes AT command structure— but
their compatibility goes deeper than that. All four modems
have "S" command registers, and use the same registers
and parameters to set the same functions.
The differences also occurred in the register area. Strict
compatibility was maintained only among the first 1 1 regis-
ters, S0-S10, but these are the most important for setting
the more common functions, such as how many rings to
receive before answering. Codex supports no additional
register settings, U.S. Robotics and Novation permit 15 in
all, and Hayes supports 22. I'm not sure this difference is
at all consequential. Some of the Hayes register com-
mands take the place of switch settings (the 2400-baud
modem has no switches), while others perform such func-
tions as adjusting the volume of the internal speaker.
The Test Vehicles
The 2400-baud modems evaluated in this article are the
Codex Model 2282, the Hayes Smartmodem 2400, the
Novation Professional 2400, and the U.S. Robotics Courier
2400. All these modems are 2400/1 200/300-baud capable
and were tested on an Apple lie with enhanced video
firmware. I used Softerm II as the Apple's communications
program. On the other end of the line, a 51 2K Macintosh
simulated an information service for transmission and re-
ception of data. I also took a look at three "nc-frills"-type
300-baud models: DAK Industries' Computer Infograbber
modem phone, Anchor Automation's Volksmodem, and the
Apple Personal Modem.
The test data for the 2400-baud modems were the con-
tents of a single 135K file transmitted between the two
machines to the screen and then a DuoDisk. Because the
file was so large, the lie was forced to access its disk
drives several times during the transfers. Also, all file trans-
missions were accomplished without any special transfer
protocol (like XMODEM). Dumping information straight to
the screen or a disk drive more closely resembles the en-
vironment you find with an information service (although it
would be rare to encounter a continuous 135K flow of
data from any service).
At first, none of the modems worked correctly— even
when slowed to 1200-baud operation. Inevitably, after 40 or
50 lines of text were transmitted to the lie, the screen would
start to scramble as characters were missed, but I expected
this to happen.
When the computers were cabled directly together with
no intervening modem, the scrambled screen results were
the same for all speeds above 300 baud, unless XMO-
DEM protocol was used (although the errors occurred
later in the file as the speed dropped).
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The reason is, of course, that certain functions like writ-
ing to the screen and accessing the disk drive take time.
And they can take longer than usual on the Apple lie. To
accommodate that, communications software usually per-
mits a secondary level of communication between ma-
chines for signaling when such time-consuming events
occur. If the receiving computer is about to become busy,
it sends a signal to the other machine, which asks it to
wait before sending more data.
This process can take either of two forms— hardware
handshaking or software control. I've yet to see a pro-
gram effectively use hardware handshaking on an Apple
II. At speeds below 300 baud, the Apple "standard," no
control is needed at all, and few programs have ever
bothered to address the issue. Above that rate, if you rely
on hardware handshaking, chaos takes over the screen.
Software control is a different story. When the computer
becomes too busy to monitor the RS-232 lines, the receiv-
ing computer sends a special control character to halt
transmission. The originating machine waits until the other
computer sends a second character before it resumes
transmission.
There are several methods of software control in use:
ACK/NAK, ETX/ACK, DC1/DC3, and XON/XOFF. Essen-
tially, they all work the same way. One of the ASCII con-
trol codes stops data transmission, and the other restarts
it. The tricky part is to make sure the telecommunications
software on both computers understands the same
method.
I used XON/XOFF and it immediately corrected the
problem on the Apple lie. (In fact, with the computers ca-
bled together, I've run text-file transfers using that protocol
at 9600 baud with no difficulty.)
Restrictions on 2400 Baud
Theoretically, there are no restrictions on using 2400
baud, but it represents a new standard. You'll discover
that information services are slow to catch up. Some, like
CompuServe, have 2400-baud access numbers already.
Others will be adding them shortly. For personal bulletin
boards, the wait may be longer.
The primary restriction you'll find arises from the tech-
niques the modems themselves use. There are three pop-
ular "standards" for microcomputer telecommunications
work, and each depends on communication speed: Bell
103 for 300 baud, Bell 21 2A for 1200 baud, and V.22 bis
for 2400 baud.
It's essential that the modems on each side of the dia-
logue use the same speed, and operate under the same
standard. You'll find some maverick devices, for example,
that use Bell 21 2B for 1200 baud, or a proprietary "stan-
dard" for 2400-baud operation. Some modems use a V.22
bis standard for 1200-baud work and ignore Bell 21 2A.
(This is usually the result of a manufacturer wanting you to
own at least two of his or her modems.) None of the de-
vices included here falls into that category.
Codex 2282
The Codex 2282 is sold as a Macintosh product, and
the Codex marketing people seem unaware that you can
use it with the Apple II. (It's actually a Motorola modem
sold under the Codex brand name.)
The front panel is equipped with a full array of status
lights, indicating relative speed (green at 2400, red at
1200, and off at 300), connect, data transmission and re-
ception, and TST The test light flashes as the modem
goes through a self-testing procedure when you first turn it
on and continues until you send it any AT command. It
also indicates transmission errors when you use MNP
protocol. (See the accompanying sidebar on MNP.)
The back panel includes line and telephone jacks, reset
button, volume control for the internal speaker, 25-pin con-
nector, and a bank of DIP switches. (These switches are
preset at the factory and should not be changed.)
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Under the front panel, another bank of DIP switches
presents a problem for the Apple II user. Since this mo-
dem is aimed at the Macintosh audience, the manual
mostly explains the Mac software Codex also supplies. It
explains the front-panel switches and suggests that other
software may require you to change their orientation. It
even shows their factory-preset positions, but it doesn't
mention what they control.
A quick call to Product Support revealed that informa-
tion (see the Table). Product Support uses an answering
machine, and that worried me. But I had a call-back in
less than an hour, and I didn't identify myself as a writer
with inCider.
There's no power-off switch on the 2282. It's meant to be
left on or unplugged (the typical procedure for devices used
Table. Front-panel switch-equivalency functions for the
Codex 2282.
Sw #
Up
Down
1
Use DTR
DTR always high
2
Verbose result codes
Numeric result codes
3
Send result codes
Do not send result codes
4
Echo on
Echo off
5
Auto-answer on
Auto-answer off
6
DCD follows modem
DSR & DCD always high
7
212a mode (inhibits
Permits 2400-baud operation
2400-baud operation)
8
Always down
with mainframes and minicomputers). Also, the six-pin con-
nector from its power transformer isn't keyed, but seems to
work no matter what its orientation in the receptacle.
The Codex's MNP compatibility makes it an important
modem to consider if you'll be attempting specialized file
transfers.
Courier 2400
If seniority counts for anything, U.S. Robotics should
have achieved prominence in the modem field long before
anyone else. That it hasn't might have something to do
with the fact that its modems were always pictured as bul-
bous, nondescript white things. Now that's changed.
The Courier 2400 is slim and black, with a gold face-
plate and a red plastic lens covering the standard series
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of LED status lights. The back panel has line and phone
jacks, a 25-pin connector, and an on/off rocker switch. A
slide switch on the side of the modem controls the volume
of the internal speaker.
The DIP configuration switches are on the bottom of the
modem. They're arranged in an open panel, so you won't
need to pry anything up to reach them, but they're re-
cessed so you can't accidentally reset them. Another
switch controls the reversal of pins 2 and 3. (This is es-
sentially what the jumper block on the Super Serial Card
does when you change from printer to modem use.)
Rather than resetting jumpers on your serial board, or
keeping separate cables for printer and modem, just flip-
ping the switch on the modem will usually make up the
difference. It's an intelligent inclusion.
The Courier 2400's manual is noticeably slimmer than
the other modems', but it doesn't seem to lack any infor-
mation. In fact, along with the modem set-up and opera-
tion procedures, it contains a very good discourse on
telecommunications theory I'd suggest any user read.
If you don't need the communications theory, you can
almost throw the Courier 2400's manual away. You don't
need it to configure the modem. U.S. Robotics has re-
printed the AT commands, the S-register settings, a de-
scription of the status-light display, DIP-switch controls, and
pin assignments for the RS-232 connector on the bottom
of the modem. Provided you don't lose the modem, you
don't need the manual.
Smartmodem 2400
Nothing can be more Hayes-compatible than a Hayes mo-
dem. If that's what you're looking for, go no further. The mo-
dem itself is pretty much standard Hayes fare, with a full
complement of front-panel LEDs.
The back panel now has line and phone jacks, 25-pin
connector, power receptacle, and on/off switch. There's no
volume control— one of the S registers takes care of that.
The manual is another Hayes original, with cover-to-
cover information. I might sound somewhat blase" about
this modem, but Hayes is the stuff from which standards
are made, and I've come to expect the level of excellence
the company provides.
Professional 2400
I have an early 300-baud Novation modem on a shelf
somewhere, and I expected the Professional 2400 to be
simply a faster version of that slim, black box. I was
wrong. From a purely subjective point of view, the Profes-
sional 2400 is an incredible exercise in fantasy.
This basic tan box is about two-thirds the height of the
Hayes modem, and about a half-inch longer. The only
light on the front is the red power-on LED. The volume
control is a rotary switch partially recessed into one side
(not the back).
May 1986
The back panel has line and phone jacks, a standard
25-pin connector, and a "feature module." This last ac-
coutrement is a plug-in module containing three banks of
eight DIP switches for configuring the modem's default
settings. (You must reset four switches from their factory
positions to force DCD, DTR, DSR, and CTS high before
the modem will work with the Apple.)
A small panel on the top of the front end of the modem
is actually the most interesting. It has five membrane
switches: On/Off, DataA/oice, Test, Mode, and Speed.
A 2-by-%-inch LCD screen on the panel indicates all sta-
tus information. When you first turn on the modem, or if
you press the test switch, it plays several tunes as various
types of information are printed across your screen, detail-
ing the modem's condition in English, not LED. While
you're using the modem, it even flashes the words
"send" and "receive" as data leave and enter it.
The manual details the operation of the modem itself
with any generic software. Appendix B even supplies
some cable configurations for various computers, although
the Apple II is conspicuous by its absence.
One feature I can't applaud enough is the 2400 Profes-
sional's power supply. While other modems I've reviewed
here have bulky power transformers with built-in power
plugs, which can dominate a power strip or totter from a
wall outlet, Novation terminates its transformer in a cable
with a standard three-prong wall plug (much the same as
Apple did for the lie). Also noteworthy is the fact that the
Professional 2400 is the coolest-running of the four. This
one exudes intelligent design.
Basic Data Transportation
Your data-communications needs might not be exotic
enough to require the capabilities and expense of a 2400-
baud modem. The idea of a cheaper, "no-frills" alternative
is what sparked the creation of the Volkswagen Beetle, the
Yugo, and roller skates.
It's also the root cause of the second section of this
look at modems. While these other modems aren't sold in
white boxes with a generic label "Modem" written across
the front, they do represent compromises (sometimes sig-
nificant) when compared to the current state of the art.
Computer Infograbber
The Computer Infograbber modem phone, manufactured
by Unitech, is the least expensive modem I reviewed. This
is a basic, bare-bones 300-baud modem. DAK Industries
sells it for a meager $49 (latest catalog price). If you're
wondering how much of a modem it can be at that price,
you might as well know it's also a tone/pulse-dial phone
with ten-number memory and a speaker.
That's the nature of DAK's products. The company is
almost a "Gadgets 'FT Us" operation that's mail-order
only. The merchandise it sells is inexpensive and usually
acquired because a manufacturer made a slight blunder
inCider
(like making a billion 300-baud modem phones just as the
industry was switching over to 1200 baud).
The Infograbber is not Hayes AT command-compatible.
It doesn't auto-dial, auto-answer, or auto-anything. But
DAK also sells telecom software for the lie and lie for $10
to handle the communications basics. (DAK also sells con-
necting cables and a serial interface for the lie.)
You can return the Infograbber to DAK within 30 days if
you decide you don't like it (provided you don't double-
dunk it in your fish tank or otherwise mistreat it). Of
course, at $49 you might forget the modem entirely, once
the novelty wears off, and just use the phone.
The Volksmodem
The name is an immediate indication of this product's
position in the marketplace. While Anchor Automation sells
quite a variety of modems (including an MNP-compatible
300/1200/2400 model), the Volksmodem, at $80, is its
least expensive model. It shares the same dumb qualities
as the Computer Infograbber and has been around almost
as long as its namesake. The Volksmodem has a nonstan-
dard connector for which Anchor can supply appropriate
cables that work with a wide variety of computers.
For about $60 more, you can take the next step up. At
press time, Anchor was adding a new model to the 300-
baud Volksmodem line. The newcomer is Hayes-compati-
ble and full-featured.
The Apple Personal Modem
If desk or table space is a problem, Apple has solved it
for you with the Personal Modem. The whole modem
plugs into your wall outlet or power strip. Although it's
styled with the Apple lie in mind, the Personal Modem
doesn't look like very much. It's only about 3 by 2% by 1
inch (if you don't count the plug module), but it works at
300 and 1200 baud and is totally Hayes AT-compatible.
The top of the modem contains a single three-contact
connector for the detachable plug module. The bottom
has a volume control for the internal speaker (I don't
know where they found the room to put it), line and
phone jacks, plus a nonstandard 8-pin DIN connector (for
space considerations— it requires % the room of the usual
DB-25 connector). There's no on/off switch, but the unit is
only rated at .1 ( 1 / ) ampere.
There is one LED positioned on the top. But assuming
that your wall outlets are just above the baseboard, as are
mine, this light probably won't be useful. There's always
the internal speaker. It chirps when you first plug in the
modem and again during the initial stages of connection
with another modem. ■
Write to Bill O'Brien at P.O. Box 101 OA, Fort Lee, NJ
07024.
MNP Protocol
A quick look down an ASCII chart will show you that
any of the characters you might include as text fall
vithin the ASCII decimal values of 32 and 126. These
nclude the space bar, all upper- and lowercase char-
cters of the alphabet, the numbers zero through nine,
d any other symbols that appear on your keyboard
127 is the decimal code for the delete key; tab, return,
escape, and all control codes fall below 32). These first
127 characters are called the standard character set,
and the ASCII codes that define them are the same for
all computers.
The nice thing about this is that in binary, the lan-
guage of your computer, the equivalents of those
values are the range 0100000 (32) through
110 (126). If you count the ones and zeros, you'll
Dver there are seven binary digits, or bits.
When transmitting information by modem, the
plest communication protocol is called parity. It can be
set for even, odd, or none. When a text character is
transmitted, the sending program counts the number of
ones in the 7 data bits. If you're using even parity and
it finds an odd number of ones, it adds a one as the
8th bit. If you're using odd parity and there's an even
number of ones, it also adds a one as the 8th bit. If
the number of bits is correct for the version of parity
you're using (or if you've selected no parity), it adds a
zero as the 8th bit.
That works very well as low-level error correction for
text data. If you know anything at all about ASCII or
your Apple, though, you already know there are 256
possible ASCII characters (decimal 0-255), and that
those above 127 require 8 bits. Decimal 255, the high-
est number your 8-bit computer can understand, is bi-
nary 11111111.
The characters above decimal 126 are used as sym-
bolic shorthand in data files that aren't stored in text
format, or for information contained in programs on
your disk. Since these characters haven't been stan-
dardized, each computer manufacturer is free to use
them as best suits the machine. For a while, they con-
stituted the Apple ll's extended character set. They're
also the lie's Mouse Text characters.
Because these upper characters already require 8
bits, you can't use parity error checking to transmit or
receive these binary files. That led to the development
of XMODEM protocol (also called Christensen protocol,
after the man who developed it). This 8-bit transfer
method sends data in packets of 128 bytes (typically),
then waits for confirmation from the other computer
(also using XMODEM) that the packet was successfully
received before it transmits the next one. If the trans-
mission fails, it sends the information again until it suc-
ceeds or until a predetermined number of tries has
elapsed, when it stops and tells you the transfer failed.
But we're moving on. Certain machines, like the Macin-
tosh and possibly some future version of the Apple II,
need more than simple 8-bit capability. The successor
to XMODEM appears to be something called MNP pro-
tocol (which can also be used in an 8-bit environment).
It's an effective, but currently alien, system that follows
the Open Systems Interconnect model defined by the
International Standards Organization.
Basically, it functions on four levels or layers. The
first, or bottom, layer is the physical layer, composed of
the actual computer hardware. The second, or link
layer, provides verification services for the higher levels.
This can occur under normal streaming transmissions
(character by character) or under packet conditions.
The session layer defines the communications frame-
work. When the session is initiated, each communica-
tions system tells the other what type of computer it is.
If the same computer exists on both ends of the trans-
mission, the session layer assumes they're using the
same file formats and does relatively little. If they're dif-
ferent models, it invokes the next layer.
For different computers, the application layer trans-
lates a file into a virtual format particular to MNP and
not to either of the computers. On the receiving end,
this fourth layer then retranslates the virtual file into one
that corresponds to the destination computer's file-sys-
tem requirements.
Codex and Anchor Automation modems currently
support this protocol. Apple, MCI, GTE Telenet, IBM,
and other companies are seriously considering it for
their own communications requirements. With computer
needs and communication over voice-grade phone lines
increasing, MNP will most likely play an important role
Product Information
Codex 2282, $795
Codex
20 Cabot Boulevard
Mansfield, MA 02048
(617) 364-2000
Reader Service Number 324
Computer Infograbber, $49
$10 (software)
DAK Industries
8200 Remmet Avenue
Canoga Park, CA 91304
(800) 423-2866
Reader Service Number 325
Courier 2400, $699
U.S. Robotics
800 McCormick Boulevard
Skokie, IL 60076
(312) 982-5001
Reader Service Number 326
Personal
Cupertino,
(408) 996-
Reader Service
Professional 2400, $795
$895 (with software)
Novation
20409 Prairie Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311
(818) 996-5060
Reader Service Number 328
rtmodem 2400, $899
Microcomputer
Products
705 Westech Drive
Norcross, GA 30092
(404) 449-8791
Reader Service Number 329
Softerm li, $195
Softronics
3639 New Getwell, Suite 10
Memphis, TN 38119
(303) 593-9540
Reader Service Number 330
olksmodem $80
Automation
'aljean Avenue
Van Nuys, CA 91406
(818) 997-775
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May 1986
Hardware Project
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i
MAKE A MODEM
If you're technically inclined,
building a modem may be just
the project you've been looking for.
by Perry Donham
If you're in the market for an inexpensive modem, this
one is cheap. It's also ugly. I'm telling you that up front,
so that when you've put it together, you won't call me
in the middle of the night to complain about its looks. I
need my sleep.
So what does this modem do? How much will it cost?
Why would anyone want to build one? Reasonable ques-
tions. First, the what.
I think we all know what a modem is. Everyone's seen
War Games and realizes that a modem is something you
hook up to your telephone to talk to other people's com-
puters. So let's ask instead what a modem does— specifi-
cally, this modem. I'll have to throw in a bit of how it
does it, too.
The modem described here transmits and receives infor-
mation at 300 baud (bits per second). To use it you'll
need a telephone and a serial card in your Apple. It
doesn't matter which Apple model you have. In fact, you
needn't use an Apple at all, but this is an Apple maga-
zine, so we'll stick with that. You might also need an
empty Kleenex box, but we'll worry about that later.
Looking at the accompanying Photos, you may have
noticed that this modem has no phone jack. It's acousti-
cally coupled. Putting that handy little jack on the back
costs quite a bit in design and in dollars, so we'll just leave it
off— you can spend the extra money on the phone bill you'll
get when you start using your new modem.
One more thing. You can't receive telephone calls with
this wunderbox, you can only dial out. You can call a
computer, such as the inCider bulletin board or Compu-
Serve, but a computer can't call you. This shouldn't pose
a problem unless you want to set up your own BBS.
inCider
How much will your project cost? About $30, less if you
have some parts lying around. The accompanying parts
list (see the Table) shows prices for new components.
Construction
I'm going to assume that you know what a resistor
looks like, and which end of an integrated circuit is the
front. If you don't, find someone to help you.
Start by cutting a piece of perfboard to measure 2y 2 by
3 1 / 2 inches. If you have the brown phenolic kind from Ra-
dio Shack, be extremely careful— it tends to shatter. Cut a
slot in one of the narrow ends to fit a DB-25 connector;
1'/ 2 inches wide and % of an inch deep should do it. Use
a metal fingernail file to enlarge the perf holes enough so
that the connector's hardware will fit. (The best file to use
is the kind that has a little hook on the end.)
Next install the sockets. Layout isn't critical, but it's easier to
wire the sockets if you leave a bit of room between them.
Leave a small space for the potentiometer.
Wire the power and ground leads first, leaving about 6
inches of extra wire at the end. It's a good idea to check
for continuity with an ohmmeter: Simply put one lead on
the first connection, the other lead on the last connection,
and make certain the path is a short circuit (zero ohms).
Continue connecting the sockets together according to
the schematic diagram (see the Figure). When you come
to a nonsocketed component, such as the potentiometer,
just solder a wire to the appropriate terminal. If you're not
confident in your wire wrapping, check each circuit path
with an ohmmeter as you go.
Once you're satisfied that the whole circuit is wired cor-
rectly, you can start on the acoustic coupler.
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Step 1. How much will your project Step 2. Start by cutting a piece of Step 3. Cut a slot in one of the nar-
cost? About $30, less if you have perfboard to measure 2% by 3% row ends to fit a DB-25 connector: 1%
some parts lying around. inches. . . inches wide and % of an inch deep. . .
The most difficult part of this project was figuring out
what to use to attach the modem to the telephone. I
could have splurged and bought real acoustic-coupling
cups somewhere, but they would have cost more than the
rest of the parts combined.
I looked at balls, toilet flappers, all kinds of things in my
local hardware store. Finally I just wandered around, hop-
ing something would come to me. What I found was a
little rubber thing that holds soap down on your sink. It
has tiny suction cups all over both sides. I also found
some small plastic funnels with a wide opening exactly fit-
ting the soap suckers.
To make the acoustic funnels, first wire both the speaker
and the microphone, and leave a couple of feet of cable
on each one. I happened to have some three-conductor
intercom cable on hand, but you can use individual wires
if you like. Be careful when you solder wires to the micro-
phone element: Too much heat applied for too long can
ruin it. Use superglue or a hot-melt glue gun to mount the
speaker and mike. (The mike fits very nicely into the nar-
row neck of the funnel.)
Now cut the little suction cups off on one side of each
of the two soap holders. You need to remove only the
outer ring. Cut a small hole in the center of each holder,
then glue them to the funnels. While you're gluing, drop a
little into the spot where the cable enters the funnel (this
will anchor the cable).
Installation
Installing your modem can be a little tricky if you have
peripheral cards in your machine. The best place to tap
the power bus is right next to the power supply, so look
for a spot on the left rear of your computer. I used the
DB-25 connector to mount the modem in hole number 10;
it just fits with Apple's 64K/80-column card in the lie's
auxiliary slot. You don't have to mount the modem inside
the computer, but you'll get fewer rude comments from
your friends if you do.
To get power to your modem, tap four capacitors on
the upper left corner of the motherboard (near the power
supply): C9 for +5 volts, C12 for +12 volts, C17 for -5
volts, and C15 for -12 volts. Solder your power line to
the right-hand lead of the capacitor for negative voltage,
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Suppliers
Jameco Electronics
1355 Shoreway Road
Belmont, CA 94002
(415) 592-8097
(any part except crystal)
Reader Service Number 300
JAN Crystal
P.O. Box 06017
Fort Myers, FL 33906-6017
(813) 936-2397
Reader Service Number 301
Tandy/Radio Shack
National Parts Division
900 East Northside Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) 870-5662
(any part except crystal and
modem chip)
Reader Service Number 302
Table. Parts list for modem
project.
Equipment
Resistors (% watt)
680
10k
22k
56k
220k
330k
10M
100k pot
Capacitors
18 pF (2)
.1 mF (2)
Integrated circuits
1488 line receiver
1489 line driver
TM99532
LM324 quad op amp
Miscellaneous
4.032 MHz crystal,
parallel resonant,
+ /- .005%
Electret microphone
2 soap holders
2 2-ounce funnels
perfboard
2-inch speaker, 8 ohm
DB-25 male, pc-mount
IC sockets
5 14-pin, 1 18-pin
Price
$ .19
.19
.19
.19
.19
.19
.19
.50
.80
.80
1.79
1.79
9.95
1.29
6.50
.79
1.58
.58
1.49
1.89
3.29
1.80
May 1986
Step 4. Next, install the sockets. Lay-
out isn't critical.
Step 5. Wire the power and ground
leads, first leaving about 6 inches of
wire.
Step 6. The best place to tap the
power bus is right next to the power
supply.
and to the left-hand lead for positive voltage. Wrap your
ground lead around a small screw and attach the screw
to the power-supply case.
Configure your serial card to send and receive data at
300 baud. Connect the appropriate cable between the
modem and your serial card (male DB-25 on the modem
end; check your serial card's manual for the right connec-
tor for the other end). Take a deep breath, and turn on
the power. (I've gotten into the habit of doing this from
under a heavy table.)
Operation
With luck, you now have a working modem. To use it,
get into BASIC and type PR#2 < return >, then IN#2 < re-
turn >. If your serial card is in a slot other than 2, just
substitute that slot number. These two commands direct out-
put (PR#) and input (IN#) to and from the device in slot 2.
Now pick up your telephone and dial a number a computer
will answer, such as the inCider BBS, (603) 924-9801 .
Firmly attach the speaker/funnel to the mouthpiece of
the phone, and attach the microphone/funnel to the ear-
piece. Gently lay the handset aside. (If your handset tends
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Cutting and Pasting with AppleWorks
by Ruth K. Witkin
If this month's column were a
movie, it could be called Rocky Hill
III, the last in a trilogy starring the
Rocky Hill Hardware Supply Com-
pany. The saga that began with mail-
ing labels and a spreadsheet now
winds up with the integrated docu-
ment shown in Figure 1.
In this episode, you compose a
price quote letter, then "cut" a piece
from the quotation spreadsheet and
"paste" it into the letter— without scis-
sors, tape, or staples. It's all done
electronically and, yes, effortlessly. If
you haven't created the spreadsheet
(see last month's inCider, April 1986,
p. 76), now is a good time to do it.
The letter is a form letter you might
send to any customer requesting a
price quote, but there's something
special about this one. AppleWorks
lets you stop the printer to type infor-
mation specific to each customer,
which makes even a form letter look
unique.
Creating the Document from Scratch
Use the Startup and Program disks
to bring up a new word-processor
screen. Name this file QUOTE LET-
TER. You should now see the Re-
view/Add/Change screen. To avoid
switching disks in midstream, slip the
disk containing the QUOTE spread-
sheet into the current drive. When
you see such key combinations as
OA-Z, hold down the open apple key
and type Z.
Entering the Text
Figure 2 shows the text of the letter.
Those gaps in the salutation and the
first and last paragraphs are places
where the printer pauses to let you en-
ter information from the keyboard. The
numbers at the left correspond to the
line numbers that appear at the bottom
of the screen as you type.
Word wraparound makes any word
that can't fit at the end of a line
move down to the next line automati-
Integrate last month's
spreadsheet price quote with
an AppleWorks word-
processed document.
cally. You press the return key only to
end a paragraph or insert a blank
line between paragraphs, indicated in
Figure 2 by dotted rectangles called
blots. Press OA-Z to keep the blots
on the screen as you work.
Now enter the text according to the
instructions you see in the Table.
Figure 1. AppleWorks quotation spreadsheet integrated with a letter to a
customer.
Rocky Hill Hardware Supply Co.
5 Main Street
Abner, New York 11999
(516) 555-0505
May 1 , 1984
Mr. Robert J. Nissen
Owner
Nissen Brothers, Inc.
905 Li nden Mai 1
Abner , New York 1 1999
Dear Bob:
We are pleased to submit the -following quote to Nissen Brothers,
per your request o-f April 29, 1986.
We've just introduced a new Phillips screwdriver, catalog #259 ,
to replace t*256. It's stronger and has a wider grip that -fits
the hand remarkably well. Better yet, the price is 35 cents less
per piece, a savings o-f S4.20 per dozen.
Un i t
Ex tended
Qty
Item #
Descr i p t i on
Pr i ce
Pr i ce
48
259
Phillips Screwdrivers
$2.50
*120 .00
24
250
Crescent Wrenches
$6.75
*162.00
24
210
Harr i s Dr i I 1 Se ts
*32.55
*781 .20
12
283
Cartons 20d Common Nails
*65.00
*780 .00
Subtotal
*1 ,843.20
Di scount
*92. 16
Total
*1 ,751 .04
We appreciate your business, Bob. Please call me or Ron Dugan
with any questions.
Cord i ally,
Herbert C. McCal 1
Presi dent
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Figure 2. Text of the customer letter created on the AppleWorks word processor.
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Dear : ;X;
We are pleased to submit the -following quote to , per your
request of . \v
We've just introduced a new Phillips screwdriver, catalog
#259, to replace #256 . It's stronger and has a wider grip
that -fits the hand remarkably well. Better yet, the prjce is
35 cents less per piece, a savings o-f *4. 20 per dozen.
;.v
We appreciate your business, . Please call me or Ron Dugan
with any quest i ons .
Cord i ally,
Herbert C. McC»Il5Sj
Pres i den t
Where you see (space), press the
space bar once. Be sure there is only
one space between characters at that
point. If you make a typo, press the
delete key to back up the cursor and
erase the character before it. Your
cursor should be in line 1 column 1.
Check the text to make sure it
agrees with Figure 2. If something is
missing, place the insert cursor (the
blinking underline) on the character to
the right of the insertion. If you dis-
cover a typo, place the overtype cur-
sor (the blinking rectangle) atop the
character you want to replace. Press
OA-E to switch between the cursors.
The following keys move the cursor
from one place to another: the left
and right arrows move the cursor one
character at a time in the direction of
the arrow. The down and up arrows
move the cursor one line at a time.
OA-left arrow and OA-right arrow hop
the cursor from word to word. OA-1
to OA-9 jump the cursor vertically
through the document in proportional
increments.
Inserting the Printer Pauses
The next step is to tell AppleWorks
where you want the printer to pause
for keyboard input, indicated in Fig-
ure 3 by carets ( A ). Press OA-1 to
jump the cursor to line 1 column 1.
Let's start with the date. Press OA-0
to bring up the Printer Options
screen. Now type EK, press Return,
press the escape key, and press Re-
turn again.
The cursor is now in line 2 column
1 . Repeat these steps five more times
to insert stops for the recipient's
name, title, and address. In each
case, press OA-O, type EK, and
press Return. Then press Escape and
Return to move to the next line down.
When you finish, the cursor should be
in line 7 column 1 (atop the D in
Dear). Now press Return to insert a
blank line.
The next stop enters a pause for the
name in the salutation. Move the cur-
sor to line 8 column 6 (atop the colon)
and press OA-O, type EK, press Re-
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Table. Instructions for entering form letters.
Line Action
I Type Dear(space): and press Return twice to end the paragraph and insert a
blank line. The cursor moves to line 3.
3 Type We are pleased to submit the following quote to(space), per your re-
quest of(space). Press Return twice. The cursor moves to line 6.
6 Press the space bar only once between sentences and type: We've just intro-
duced a new Phillips screwdriver, catalog #259, to replace #256. It's stronger
and has a wider grip that fits the hand remarkably well. Better yet, the price
is 35 cents less per piece, a savings of $4.20 per dozen. Press Return twice.
The cursor moves to line 1 1 .
I I Type We appreciate your business,(space). Please call me or Ron Dugan
with any questions. Press Return twice. The cursor moves to line 14.
14 Type Cordially, and press Return. The cursor moves to line 15.
15 Type Herbert C. McCall and press Return. The cursor moves to line 16.
16 Type President and don't bother to press Return. The cursor should now be
in line 16 column 10.
turn, then press the escape key.
Now, in the same way, insert printer
stops at the following places, the first
for the company name, the second
for the RFQ date, and the third for
the recipient name:
Line 10 column 49 (atop the comma)
Line 11 column 12 (atop the period)
Line 18 column 30 (atop the period)
Compare your screen with Figure 3
to make sure the carets are in the
right places.
Skipping Lines
Traditional letter spacing calls for
four blank lines between the date (the
first stop) and the recipient's name
(the second stop). Pressing Return to
insert lines is fast and easy, but use
the Skip Lines feature instead. Press
OA-1 to jump the cursor to line 1 col-
umn 1 . Now press the down arrow
key to move the cursor to line 2 col-
umn 1 . The cursor is atop a caret, so
you see Enter Keyboard at the bot-
tom of the screen instead of the line
and column numbers.
Press OA-0 to bring up the Printer
Options screen. Tell AppleWorks to
skip four lines: Type SK, press Re-
turn, type 4, and press Return again.
Justifying the Text
Justifying prints the text with an
even right edge. You are still in the
Printer Options screen, so type JU
and press Return. Press the escape
key to exit the Printer Options screen
Skipping More Lines
To allow room for a signature, skip
four lines after Cordially. Press OA-8,
then down arrow twice to move the
cursor to line 24 column 1. Now
press OA-O, type SK, and press Re-
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Circle 130 on Reader Service Card.
May 1986
Figure 3. Customer letter with carets showing the printer pauses for keyboard
input.
Dear ■:
We are pleased to submit the -following quote to,-, per your
request o-f M.
We'ye just introduced a new Phillips screwdriver, catalog
#259, to replace #256. It's stronger and has a wider grip
that -fits the hand remarkably well. Better yet, the price is
35 cents less per piece, a savings o-f *4 . 20 per dozen.
We appreciate your business, i*. Please call me or Ron Dugan
with any questions.
turn. Type 4, press Return, and press
the escape key. To store the letter on
disk, press OA-S.
Working with the
Quotation Spreadsheet
The next step is to load the quota-
tion spreadsheet so you can "cut and
paste" it into the letter. Be sure the
disk containing QUOTE is in the cur-
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confirm Add files to the Desktop and
confirm The current disk by pressing
the escape key, then Return twice. At
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First, keep the spreadsheet header
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Press OA-O, type PH, and press Re-
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The next task is to "cut" the quote
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83
APPLEWORKS IN ACTION
the Desktop Index and bring QUOTE
LETTER to the screen: Press OA-Q,
press the up arrow key, and press
Return.
Press OA-7 to jump the cursor to
line 20 column 1. Now "paste" the
spreadsheet into the letter by pressing
OA-M and typing F. Ah, sweet suc-
cess—but only to a point. The stan-
dard width of the letter is too narrow
for the spreadsheet, making the right
column huddle at the left margin.
Formatting the Document
Reducing the left and right margins
gives the spreadsheet room to spread
out. Press OA-1 to jump the cursor to
the top line. Press OA-0 to bring up
the Printer Options screen. Now type
LM, press Return, type .8, and press
Return again. Type RM, press Return,
type .8, and press Return.
A two-inch top margin allows room
for a letterhead. You are still in the
Printer Options screen, so type TM
and press Return. Type 2 and press
Return again. Press the escape key
to return to the spreadsheet. Now
press OA-6 to see the result. That's
more like it. The wraparound is gone
and everything is as it should be.
It's a good idea to preview the
page breaks before printing to see if
further changes are needed. To do
this, press OA-K, press Return, and
press OA-9. Uh-oh. Page 1 ends be-
tween McCall's name and his title.
That will never do. The simple solu-
tion is to reduce the bottom margin.
Press OA-1 to jump the cursor to the
top line. Press OA-O, type BM, and
press Return. Now type 1, press Re-
turn, and press the escape key.
Let's check the page break again:
Press OA-K, Return, and OA-9. The
Page 1 indicator shows that every-
thing will print on one page. Press
OA-S to store the document on disk.
Printing the Document
Turn on your printer and follow
these steps to start the Print com-
mand, confirm Beginning, printer, and
one copy: Press OA-P and then Re-
turn. Press Return (or type a printer
number, then Return) and press Re-
turn again.
Entering Information
from the Keyboard
The printer pauses, awaiting input
from the keyboard. Take your time,
and if you mistype anything before
pressing Return, the delete key backs
up the cursor.
Now type May 1, 1986 and press
Return. The printer pauses again.
Type Mr. Robert J. Nissen and
press Return. At each pause, type an
entry and press Return until you type
in all of the following entries: Owner,
Nissen Brothers, Inc., 90S Linden
Mall, Abner, New York 11999, Bob,
Nissen Brothers, April 29, 1986,
Bob. Your letter should now look like
the one in Figure 1.
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May 1986
APPLESOFT ADVISER
Enhancing Your Applesoft Bar Builder
by Dan Bishop
In March's Applesoft Adviser
(p. 92), I presented Bar Builder, a
program that uses low-resolution
graphics to build a bar graph, or his-
togram, from a single set of data con-
taining up to 38 elements. That
program produces two alternating
colors for contrast, letting you display
two sets of data by ensuring that all
odd-numbered entries come from the
first data set and all even-numbered
entries from the second.
This month I'll expand on Bar
Builder (see the Program listing), to
let it handle up to four sets of data.
The resulting graph (see the Figure)
will be more interesting visually, since
the bars for each group of points will
partially overlap, creating a three-
dimensional effect. The Applesoft con-
cepts this program illustrates are
multidimensional arrays, the PLOT
command, and the SCRN function.
Upgrading Bar Builder
When you begin designing en-
hancements for an existing program,
the first thing you should consider is
how much of the original program
you want to keep. Since the original
Bar Builder is useful for one or two
data sets, you'll want to be sure that
the changes you make in the pro-
gram don't interfere with these func-
tions. To emphasize this, I'll call
attention to the effect each alteration
has on the original program.
In expanding the program from one
data set to four, you must first deter-
mine the appropriate data structure.
Line 100 in Bar Builder is:
100 DIM D(40),ND(40),T$(3)
with the D array containing the raw
data points you want to graph, and
the ND array containing the adjusted,
or "normalized," values.
Bar Builder II must still be able to
handle 40 data points for single sets
of data, but must also accommodate
up to four separate data sets. The
Multidimensioned Applesoft
arrays let you create
lo-res overlapping
bar graphs in color.
simplest data representation for this is
a two-dimensional array. The original
arrays the first Bar Builder program
dimensions must now be dimensioned
differently for Bar Builder II:
100 DIM D(40,4),ND(40,4),T$(3)
The second subscript in the D and
ND arrays refers to the specific data
set to which each element belongs.
When you use the program for a sin-
gle set, all elements will use 1 as the
second subscript, as in D(23,1).
Next you must look through the
original program for all references to
the D and ND arrays, and change
them to reflect their new dimensionali-
ties. To begin, lines 120 through 150
in Bar Builder initialize the D array to
contain all zeros. This requires a sin-
gle loop, since D has just a single di-
mension. Bar Builder II requires two
loops nested within each other to
handle two-dimensional arrays (lines
130 through 150).
Line 100 in Bar Builder II also di-
mensions four new arrays. The C(i)
array contains four color codes the
graph assigns to the COLOR com-
mand. The W(i,j) array handles bar
widths, and the MG(i,j) array takes
care of the left margin for the display.
The original Bar Builder uses a math-
ematical algorithm based on number
of data points to calculate values for
W and MG. Bar Builder II still uses
this algorithm for a single data set.
(I've moved the algorithm from lines
3180 through 3230 to 12450 through
12490 to keep similarly functioning
parts of the program together.)
For graphs containing two, three, or
four data sets, however, it's easier to
simply anticipate every situation, since
there are considerably fewer cases to
handle. A new Bar Builder II subrou-
tine (lines 300 through 390) gives the
MG and W arrays the data they need
for each combination of number of
sets and data elements. For example,
the program reads the first two DATA
elements, 17 and 4, into MG(1,2) and
Program listing. Bar Builder II.
5 REM
6 REM *********************
7 REM BAR BUILDER
8 REM MAIN PROGRAM
9 REM *********************
10 TEXT : HOME
20 GOSUB 10000: IF N = THEN 90
25 GOSUB 1300
30 GOSUB 12300: GOSUB 12500
40 INPUT "CONTINUE <C> OR END <E>...";X$
50 IF X$ < > "C" AND X$ < > "E " THEN 40
60 IF X$ = "E" THEN 90
70 TEXT : HOME : GOSUB 1200
80 GOTO 30
90 TEXT : HOME : END
95 REM
96 REM *********************
97 REM VARIABLE INITIALIZATION
98 REM *********************
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W(1,2). If you're plotting only one
data point for two sets, the left mar-
gin will be 17 columns wide, and
each bar will be four columns wide.
The fourth new array, MX(i), con-
tains the maximum number of data
elements allowed for each of the four
combinations of data sets. These val-
ues are assigned in line 160. The
graph can handle 38 data points for
a single set (or two sets plotted as al-
ternating points in the single-set
mode), ten data points per set for two
data sets, eight points for each of
three sets, and six points for each of
four sets.
Running the Revised Program
When you execute Bar Builder II,
the program first asks you to type in
the number of data sets you want to
plot. Bar Builder II stores this value in
the variable S. It then asks you to
type in the number of data elements
in the largest set, which it stores in N.
After that, it prompts you to type in
data elements; you must enter the
first element for each set before pro-
ceeding to the second element. This
is the same order in which the bars
will appear in the graph, from left to
right. If it's easier to type in your data
one complete set at a time, simply re-
verse lines 12020 and 12030, and
change line 12060 to read NEXT l,J.
The next item Bar Builder II asks
you to type in is a value (or zero) it
will subtract from every data element
in each given set. As I explained last
month, this lets you "zoom in" on the
upper regions of the bars to study
variations among data points in a
specific set. It also lets you compare
variations within each of two data sets
having values that are very different
from each other on the same graph.
For example, suppose you'd like to
see if the market fluctuations that oc-
curred in your favorite penny stock
also affected IBM stock. Reducing all
data points for the IBM figures by,
say, 130, would let both sets show
up on the same graph.
Some applications may require you
to multiply or divide rather than sub-
tract all elements of a given set by a
common factor. If that's the case,
simply change the minus signs in
lines 12310 and 12360 to the appro-
priate symbols. You'll also have to
change the operation in line 1220
(now addition) to the appropriate op-
eration that reverses the one you
chose for lines 12310 and 12360. A
multiplication or division factor
changes the overall size of each entry
86
by an amount relative to its original
size. This, in effect, magnifies or re-
duces the entire bar rather than mag-
nifying just the top portion.
Finally, Bar Builder II lets you
change any entry to correct typos or
edit. Then the program normalizes all
the data so that they'll fit into the ver-
tical display space, and puts the
graph on screen. When you're fin-
ished viewing the graph, you'll have
another opportunity to change any
element (including the subtraction fac-
tors, which the program stores in
element zero of each set) and redis-
play the graph. Bar Builder II auto-
matically readjusts all data elements
to their original values (lines 1200
through 1240) before letting you
make changes in your graph, so that
the additional step I described in the
original Bar Builder is unnecessary.
Overlapping the Bars
When bars are lined up side by
side, as in the case of a single data
set, all you need is Applesoft's VLIN
a,b AT c function, which draws a ver-
tical line in column c between rows a
and b inclusive. To make the bars
overlap, however, you have to take a
different approach.
Bar Builder II uses the VLIN func-
tion to draw the bars for elements
from the first data set that appear in
the foreground of the graph. Bars for
elements from the second set appear
to be located behind and just to the
right of the first set's bars. The ac-
companying Figure illustrates this
effect for a graph with four data ele-
ments in each of three sets. You can
use VLIN for sets 2 through 4 only
for those parts of the bars that ap-
pear in their entirety.
Figure. Simulated screen display for Bar Builder II with three data sets of
four data elements each.
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To draw the upper part of a bar
that disappears behind its neighbor to
the left, Bar Builder II uses the PLOT
c,r command instead of the VLIN
command. The PLOT c,r function pro-
duces only a single point in the cur-
rently defined color at column c, row
r, so you must use it in a loop to cre-
ate a line. The command VLIN 12,38
AT 3 has exactly the same effect as
the following series of commands:
100 FOR I = 12 TO 38
110 PLOT 3, I
120 NEXT I
Lines 12650 through 12680 handle
the plotting loop. With the PLOT com-
mand, you have total control over
whether or not the program will plot a
point in the proposed line. And if an-
other bar already occupies the loca-
tion for a point to be plotted, Bar
Builder II immediately terminates the
loop. So if the program draws the
bars top to bottom, it will plot points
only until it encounters the top of a
previously plotted bar.
To make this determination, Apple-
soft includes the SCRN function.
SCRN(x.y) returns the color code of
the point at column x, row y on the
display screen. If that point is black,
the color code is zero. Before using
the PLOT command to PLOT P,L (line
12670), Bar Builder II tests to be sure
the point is black.
The following line ends the loop if
the program encounters a previously
drawn bar:
12660 IF SCRN(P.L) <> THEN L =
38:GOTO 12680
Conclusion
As you look over Bar Builder II,
you may note that the D and ND ar-
rays contain a number of vacant ele-
ments. This results from dimensioning
them to allow for a single data set
with several elements as well as for
multiple data sets. In fact, the data for
four complete graphs could easily fit
into the defined arrays with room to
spare. Try your hand at expanding
the program to accommodate data
entry for up to four graphs without
changing the dimensions of the D
and ND arrays. Your program should
let you select any of the four graphs
for display, and correct any data ele-
ment in memory by specifying the
graph, the data set in that graph, and
the specific element in the data set
you'd like to change.H
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99 REM
100 DIM D(40,4),ND(40,4),TS(3),W(10,4),MG(10,4),C(4),MX(4)
110 C(l) = 5:C(3) = 13
120 C(2) = 12:C(4) = 1
130 FOR 1=0 TO 40
135 FOR J = TO 4
140 D(I,J) = 0:ND(I,J) =
150 NEXT J, I
160 MX(1) = 38:MX(2) = 10:MX(3) = 8:MX(4) = 6
170 RETURN
195 REM
196 REM ************************
197 REM INVALID ENTRY RESPONSE
198 REM ************************
199 REM
200 PRINT : PRINT "INVALID ENTRY.
210 INPUT "PRESS <RETURN> TO CONTINUE XS
220 RETURN
295 REM
296 REM ***********************
297 REM MARGINS & BAR WIDTH
298 REM ***********************
299 REM
300 FOR J = 2 TO 4
310 FOR I = 1 TO 10
320 READ MG(I,J)
330 READ W(I,J)
340 NEXT I
350 NEXT J
360 DATA 17,4,13,4,10,4,6,4,2,4,5,3,2,3,0,3,2,2,0,2
370 DATA 16,4,11,4,6,4,2,4,5,3,2,3,2,2,0,2,0,0,0,0
380 DATA 15,4,9,4,3,4,6,3,2,3,2,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
390 RETURN
1195 REM
1196 REM **********************
119 7 REM DATA ENTRY CORRECTION
1198 REM **********************
1199 REM
1200 FOR J = 1 TO S
1210 FOR I = 1 TO N
1220 D(I,J) = D(I,J) + D(0,J)
1230 NEXT I
1240 NEXT J
1300 PRINT " "
1310 PRINT "DO YOU WISH TO CHANGE ANY DATA ENTRIES?"
1320 INPUT " (Y/N) . . . " ;X$
1330 IF X$ < > "Y" AND XS < > "N" THEN GOSUB 200: GOTO 13
00
1340 IF X$ = "N" THEN 1390
1345 PRINT : INPUT "WHICH DATA SET...";ES
1346 IF ES < 1 OR ES > S THEN 1345
1350 INPUT "WHICH ENTRY NUMBER EN
1351 IF EN < OR EN > N THEN 1350
1360 PRINT "ENTRY "EN" IN SET "ES" IS "D(EN, ES) " . "
1370 INPUT "WHAT VALUE SHOULD IT HAVE? " ; NV
1380 D( EN, ES ) = NV: GOTO 1300
1390 RETURN
2995 REM
2996 REM ******************
2997 REM BLUE GRAPH BORDER
2998 REM ******************
2999 REM
3000 GR : CALL - 1994
3010 COLOR= 2
3020 VLIN 0,39 AT
3030 VLIN 0,39 AT 39
3040 HLIN 0,39 AT
3050 HLIN 0,39 AT 39
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12030
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12060
12070
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12090
12100
12110
12120
12130
12140
***********************
1) + (LW - 1)
RETURN
REM
REM
REM PLOTTER FOR SETS=1
REM ***********************
REM
HOME
C0 = C(l)
GOSUB 3000
FOR H = 1 TO N: COLOR= C0
FOR LW = 1 TO W
IF ND(H,1) = THEN LW = W: GOTO 3570
VLIN 39 - ND(H,1),38 AT MG + W * (H -
NEXT LW
IF C0 = C(l) THEN C0
C0 = C(l)
NEXT H
HOME
PRINT T$(l)
PRINT T$(2)
PRINT T$(3)
RETURN
REM
REM
REM GET NO. OF DATA SETS
REM ************************
REM
PRINT
"***************************************'
C(2) : GOTO 3600
************************
HOME :
PRINT
PRINT
PRINT
GOSUB
PRINT
PRINT
INPUT
IF S <
PRINT
PRINT
INPUT
IF N <
IF N =
PRINT
FOR T
PRINT
INPUT
PRINT
NEXT T
REM
REM **********************
REM DATA ELEMENT ENTRY
REM
REM
PRINT
PRINT
FOR I
FOR J
PRINT
INPUT
NEXT
BAR BUILDER II"
"***************************************"
100: GOSUB 300: PRINT
"HOW MANY SETS OF DATA (1-4) DO YOU"
"WISH TO PLOT SIMULTANEOUSLY? " ;
" " : S
1 OR S > 4 THEN GOSUB 200: GOTO 10000
: PRINT "HOW MANY DATA POINTS IN YOUR LARGEST"
"SET (1-";MX(S) ; " . ENTER TO END)...";
" " ; N
OR N > MX(S) THEN GOSUB 200: GOTO 10090
THEN RETURN
= 1 TO 3
"ENTER TEXT LINE #"T": "
" " ; T$ ( T )
**********************
= 1 TO N
= 1 TO S
"DATA POINT
" ";D(I,J)
J, I
#"I" FOR SET "J":
PRINT
FOR J = 1 TO S
PRINT "WHAT COMMON VALUE (OR 0) IS TO BE SUB-"
PRINT "TRACTED FROM EACH VALUE IN DATA SET "J";
INPUT "";D(0,J)
PRINT
NEXT J
PRINT "THESE VALUES WILL BE STORED IN ELEMENT
OF EACH SET. "
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12650
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12670
12680
12690
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12740
12750
12760
12770
12780
12790
RETURN
REM
REM ***********************
REM NORMALIZE DATA INTO ND
REM ***********************
REM
FOR J = 1 TO S
D(1,J) = D(1,J) - D(0,J)
0(40, J) = D(1,J)
NEXT J:HV =
FOR J = 1 TO S
FOR 1=2 TO N
D(I,J) = D(I,J) - D(0,J)
IF D(I,J) > D(40,J) THEN D(40,J) = D(l,j)
NEXT I
IF D(40,J) > HV THEN HV = ©(40, J)
NEXT J
NF = 37 / HV
FOR J = 1 TO S
FOR I = 1 TO N
ND(I,J) = INT (D(I,J) * NF)
NEXT I , J
IF S = 1 THEN GOTO 12450
W = W(N, S)
MG = MG ( N , S )
GOTO 12490
W = 1
IF N < 20 THEN W = 2
IF N < 13 THEN W = 3
MG = INT ( (38 - N * W) / 2 )
IF MG < 1 THEN MG = 1
RETURN
REM
REM ***********************
REM PLOTTER FOR SETS=2 TO 4
REM ***********************
REM
IF S = 1 THEN GOTO 3500
HOME : GOSUB 3000
P = MG
FOR H = 1 TO N
FOR J = 1 TO S: COLOR= C(j)
IF J > 1 THEN 12600
FOR LW = 1 TO W
IF ND(H,J) = THEN LW = W: GOTO 12590
VLIN 39 - ND(H,J),38 AT P + (LW - 1)
NEXT LW:P = P + W: GOTO 12720
IF W = 2 THEN P = P - 1
IF W > 2 THEN P = P - 2
IF ND(H,J) = THEN P = P + W: GOTO 12720
T = 39 - ND(H,J)
LW = 1: IF W > 2 THEN LW = 2
FOR K = 1 TO LW
TO 38
P,L) <
NEXT K
P
FOR L = T
IF SCRN(
PLOT P,L
NEXT L
P = P + 1:
VLIN T,38 AT P
IF W > 3 THEN
NEXT J
P = P + 1
NEXT H
HOME
PRINT T$(l)
PRINT T$(2)
PRINT T$(3)
RETURN
> THEN L = 38: GOTO 12680
P + 1
VLIN T,38 AT P:P = P + 1
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PASCAL PRIMER
Pascal Sets
by Tom Swan
The most astonishing characteristic
of Pascal sets is that, no matter how
much you put into them, they never
grow larger. A set of one or two
items often takes the same amount of
memory as a set containing hundreds
of items. How to create and use
these magically efficient data types is
the subject for this month.
Declaring Set Variables
To create a set variable, use the
keywords SET OF and a data type in
a Variable or Type declaration. The
following defines variable ASCIISet as
a set of characters:
VAR
ASCIISet : SET OF Char;
A better approach, as with other
Pascal structures, is to declare a new
type first, then create variables of that
type. For example:
TYPE
CharSet : SET OF Char;
VAR
Digits, Letters : CharSet;
Once you define the new data
type, you can create as many
CharSet variables as you want. Just
separate each variable with commas
as shown above.
You can also pass character sets to
procedures and functions. To do that,
use the new type identifier in a pa-
rameter list. As an example, the func-
tion in Listing 1 takes a character-set
Learn how to create data sets
for efficient Pascal
programming.
parameter GoodChars and returns a
single character.
The GoodChars parameter defines
the set of characters the function can
return. The Boolean expression (ch IN
GoodChars) is True only if Pascal
finds ch in the GoodChars set. IN,
Pascal's set-membership operator,
tests to see if a set variable contains
a specific element— in this case, the
character in ch. If GoodChars equals
the set of characters ['A','B','C'] and
you type D, GetChar writes chr(7)—
the control character that causes the
Apple speaker to beep— to indicate
an error. If you type A, B, or C, the
function returns that character and the
program continues.
You can use the GetChar function
any time you want a user to type a
specific set of characters. A common
example is prompting for one of sev-
eral menu selections. If you want
someone to type E to edit, P to print,
and Q to quit, you could write:
Write( 'E(dit P(rint Q(uit: ' );
Ch : = GetChar( [ 'E', 'P', 'Q' ] );
Assigning Values to Sets
To assign a list of elements to a set
variable, enclose the elements in
square brackets. The order of ele-
ments is unimportant. The statement
below assigns digit characters to the
Digits set variable:
Digits : = [ '0' . . '9' ];
The two-period ellipsis indicates a
subrange between two constants. This
shorthand lets you avoid writing the
equivalent statement below:
Digits := [ '0', 'V, '2', '3', '4'
'5', '6', T, '8', '9' ];
Notice that the digits are characters,
not numbers.
If you want a set of integer values,
you would first declare a set variable
this way:
VAR
TenSet : SET OF . . 9;
then assign the values zero to nine to
the set variable:
TenSet : = [ . . 9 ];
Set Limitations
Set elements must be simple, scalar
data types. A scalar type is one
whose elements fall into whole-num-
ber steps. Integers, characters, and
Boolean true/false values are scalar.
Real numbers, because they're infi-
nitely divisible, are not scalar. Unlike
mathematics, therefore, Pascal cannot
have real-number sets. The same re-
striction applies to structured data
types: Records, strings, and arrays
cannot be elements of Pascal sets.
Apple Pascal further restricts sets to
a maximum of 512 elements. Other
Pascal compilers impose different lim-
its on the number of set elements you
can have— a fact worth remembering
if you want your programs to compile
on other computers. One notable ex-
ample, Turbo Pascal, which requires a
CP/M card, limits you to 256 ele-
ments, half the number Apple Pascal
permits.
Internally, single bits represent indi-
vidual set elements. Because of this,
set variables take up memory space
according to the formula below:
Listing 1. Function that returns a single character from character-set parameter
GoodChars.
FUNCTION GetChar ( GoodChars : CharSet ) : Char;
VAR ch : char; Okay : Boolean;
BEGIN
REPEAT
Read( Keyboard, ch );
Okay := ( ch IN GoodChars );
IF NOT Okay THEN Write ( chr ( 7 ) ) -
UNTIL Okay;
GetChar := ch
END; (* GetChar *)
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2 * ( 1 + ( ( n - 1 ) DIV 16 ) )
N equals the maximum number of
elements a set can have. Therefore, a
set of up to 32 elements takes 4
bytes no matter how many elements
it actually contains. A set of up to 48
elements takes 6 bytes, and a set us-
ing the maximum of 512 elements
takes 64 bytes.
Prompting for Commands
Prompting for one of several com-
mands is a common program opera-
tion. Because this is something you'll
frequently need to do, a standard
procedure in all your programs will
save you time.
Listing 2, CommandTest, shows
how to write this procedure with sets.
GetCommand in line 18 displays a
prompt message at the bottom of the
screen and returns a character in pa-
rameter Command. Similar to the ear-
lier GetChar function, GetCommand
limits characters to those passed in the
character-set parameter, CommandSet.
Line 44 uses a different method to
assign a character set. Instead of lit-
eral characters like 'A' and 'C, the
assignment uses the built-in chr( )
function to convert ASCII values to
character data types. You could re-
write the line as shown below:
VisibleChars := [''..'-'];
Not all Apple keyboards have a
tilde (~) key, however. If you plan to
publish your programs for others to
type in, remember there are those
who still have older (or should I say
"more mature"?) Apple ll's.
Another example of how to insert
unusual characters in sets appears in
line 13, which tests ch for membership
in the set of lowercase letters. (Not
long ago, a similar group of state-
ments forced me into a few late-night
editing sessions while I was finishing
my first two Pascal books. I remem-
bered almost too late that not all Ap-
ple keyboards can produce lowercase
letters!)
Another function, UpCase (lines
10-16), finds its way into most of my
programs. It's especially handy at
times when you don't want to distin-
guish between upper- or lowercase
letters, as in lines 27-28 where any
character you type is immediately
converted to uppercase.
When you run the program, notice
how the FOR loop at lines 36-37 dis-
plays the set of expected characters.
Try making mistakes— type a letter
when the program asks for a digit— to
see the FOR loop in action.
Other Kinds of Sets
Besides characters and digits, you
can create sets of other data types.
In combination with an enumerated
data type of your own creation, you
can often use sets to write programs
that are almost entirely composed of
English words. Listing 3, States,
demonstrates how to use sets this
way to increase the readability of your
programs. The entire 80-line program
has only six literal values, three of
which are zero and one.
Before typing in and running the
program, create a text file with the
names of the 50 states. Type each
state name on a separate line in the
same order as listed in lines 3-12.
Save this file as STATE.TEXT. The
program reads it in lines 32-34 to ini-
tialize the StateNames array.
The enumerated State data type at
line 3 shows how to create your own
enumerated, scalar types in Pascal.
Enumerated data types take the form:
< identifier > = ( Value,, Value,, Value n )
where Value, through Value n are the
names of the elements you want to
declare.
In States, the elements are state
names. In another program, they
could be colors, planets, species—
anything with a list of elements you
can name, up to 512 items. The ele-
ments are called enumerated types
because the Pascal compiler trans-
lates them into numbers.
The identifiers— in this example, the
state names— are conveniences for
your sake. In the compiled program,
those same identifiers are simple
numbers. After compiling, Alabama
—
Listing 2. COMMANDTEST. *
0: PROGRAM CommandTest; ;
1 : CONST
2: ClrEoln = 29; (* ASCII value to clear to end of line *)
3: Prompt = 'TEST: D.igit, L.etter, Q.uit';
4: TYPE
5: CharSet = SET OF Char;
6: VAR
7: TestCh, Command : Char;
8: DigitSet, LetterSet, VisibleChars : CharSet;
9:
10: FUNCTION UpCase ( ch : char ) : char;
11: (* Convert lowercase chars to uppercase *)
12: BEGIN
13: IF ch IN [ chr(97) .. chr(122) ] (* [ 'a' .. 'z' ] *)
14: THEN UpCase : = chr ( ord(ch) - 32 )
15: ELSE UpCase := ch
16: END; (* UpCase *)
17:
18: PROCEDURE GetCommand( Prompt : string;
19: CommandSet : CharSet;
20 ; VAR Command : Char ) ;
21: (* Prompt for and return Command from CommandSet *)
22: VAR
23: CommandlsGood : Boolean; ch : char;
24: BEGIN
25: REPEAT
26: Gotoxyt 0, 22 ); Write( Chr( ClrEoln ), Prompt, ':' );
27: Read( Keyboard, Command );
28: Command := UpCasef Command );
29: IF Command IN VisibleChars
30: THEN Writeln( Command )
31: ELSE Writelnj ' <CTRL> ' );
32: CommandlsGood := Command IN CommandSet;
33: IF NOT CommandlsGood THEN
34: BEGIN
35: Write ( 'Please type: ' ) ;
36: FOR ch := chr(32) TO chr(127) DO
37: IF ch IN CommandSet THEN Write( ch:2 )
38: END (* if *)
39: UNTIL CommandlsGood;
40: Page( Output ) (* Clear screen *)
41: END; (* GetCommand *)
42:
43: BEGIN
44: VisibleChars := [ chr(32) .. chr(126) It
45: LetterSet : = [ 'A' .. 'Z' ];
46: DigitSet := [ '0' .. '9' ];
47: REPEAT
48: GetCommand( Prompt, [ ' D ' , 'L', 'Q' ], Command );
49: IF Command = 'D'
50: THEN GetCommand( 'Enter a digit', DigitSet, TestCh ) ELSE
51: IF Command = 'L'
52: THEN GetCommand! 'Enter a letter', LetterSet, TestCh )
53: UNTIL Command = 'Q'
54: END.
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PASCAL PRIMER
Listing 3. STATES.
0: PROGRAM States;
1 :
2: TYPE
3: State = ( Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California,
4: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
5: Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
6: Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
7: Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
8: Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, NewHampshire , NewJersey,
9: NewMexico, NewYork, NorthCarolina, NorthDakota, Ohio,
10: Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhodelsland, SouthCarol ina ,
11: SouthDakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont,
12: Virginia, Washington, WestVirginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming ) ;
13 :
14: StateSet = SET OF State;
15 :
16: NameArray = ARRAY [ State ] OF String[15];
17:
18: VAR
19: StateNames : NameArray;
20: Coastalstates ,
21: LandLockedStates ,
22: GreatLakeStates : StateSet;
23:
24: PROCEDURE Initialize;
25: CONST
26: FileName = ' STATES .TEXT ' ; (* Each state on a separate line *)
27: VAR
28: TextFile : TEXT;
29: OneState : State;
30: BEGIN
31: Writelnf 'Reading ', Filename ) ;
32: reset( TextFile, Filename );
33: FOR OneState := Alabama TO Wyoming DO
34: Readlnf TextFile, StateNames[ OneState ] );
35:
36: Coastalstates := [ Washington, Oregon, California, Texas,
37: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida,
38: Georgia, SouthCarol ina , NorthCarolina,
39: Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, NewJersey,
40: NewYork, Connecticut, Massachusetts,
41: Rhodelsland, NewHampshire, Maine ];
42:
43: GreatLakeStates := [ Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,
44: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, NewYork ];
45:
46: LandLockedStates := [ Alabama .. Wyoming ] -
47: ( Coastalstates + GreatLakeStates )
48:
49: END; (* Initialize *)
50:
51: PROCEDURE List( s : string; VAR StateList : StateSet );
52: VAR
53: OneState : State;
54: Column : integer;
55: BEGIN
56: Writeln;
57: Writelnf s, ' STATES:' ) ;
58: Column := 0;
59: FOR OneState := Alabama TO Wyoming DO
60: BEGIN
61: IF Column >= 4 THEN
62: BEGIN
63: Writeln; Column :=
64: END; (* if *)
65: IF OneState IN StateList THEN
66: BEGIN
67: Write( StateNames[ OneState ]:18 );
68: Column := Column + 1
69: END (* if *)
70: END; (* for *)
71: Writeln
72: END ; (* List *)
73:
74: BEGIN
75: Initialize;
76: List( 'COASTAL', Coastalstates );
77: List( 'GREAT LAKE', GreatLakeStates ) ;
78: Listf ' LAND-LOCKED 1 , LandLockedStates )
79: END.
becomes zero, Alaska one, and Wyo-
ming 49— the names no longer exist.
But your program can ignore this
technical fact and use the more de-
scriptive names instead.
Line 14 declares variable StateSet
as a set of the enumerated State data
type. StateSet can therefore hold any
combination of states from Alabama
to Wyoming.
The program uses this idea to as-
sign groups of states to three set
variables— Coastalstates, LandLocked-
States, and GreatLakeStates. It initial-
izes the three set variables in lines
36-47, then displays those states bor-
dering ocean water, the Great Lakes,
and other states. As with character
sets, individual set elements are sepa-
rated by commas and surrounded by
square brackets.
Set Operators
The relational inclusion operators,
< = and = > , test whether one set
is a subset of another. The following
expressions are both true:
['A'.'Z'] < = ['A'. .'Z']
and
GreatLakeStates > =
[Ohio,Pennsylvania,NewYork]
The first expression says that the
two-character set A,Z is a subset of
the letters A through Z. The second
expression states that GreatLakeStates
is a superset of the three-state set
shown. To better remember how to
use these operators, you can pro-
nounce < = as "is a subset of" and
> = as "has the subset."
You can also compare two sets for
equality with the usual operators, =
and < > . Consequently, the following
statements are true:
['A'.'B'.'C'] <> ['DVE'/F']
and
[1, 2, 3, 4 ] = [4, 2, 3, 1]
In the second expression, the order
is different, but the sets are equiva-
lent. The ordering of elements in a
set never affects the set's value.
Three other operators combine two
or more sets according to the rules in
the Table. Set union is similar to ad-
dition. The result of SetA + SetB is a
set containing all the elements of both
SetA and SetB.
Set difference resembles subtrac-
tion. SetA - SetB results in a set
with all the elements of SetB taken
away from SetA— if those elements
were in SetA to begin with.
The third operator, set intersection,
combines the common elements of
92
May 1986
Table. Set operators.
Operator Rule
+ Set union
Set difference
* Set intersection
two sets. The expression SetA * SetB
produces a set whose elements are
found in both original sets.
Listing 3 uses the union and differ-
ence operators (lines 46-47) to calculate
the set of LandLockedStates. This set is
equivalent to the difference between all
the states and the union of the Coastal-
States and GreatLakeStates sets.
Pascal News
New products include a Duplicate
bridge-scoring program from Hampton
Mulligan, 1799 Tularosa Road, Lom-
poc, CA 93436. Not being a bridge
player, I cannot give Hampton's pro-
gram a fair review, but if you're in a
Duplicate club, you might want to
write for more information.
I also received several programs
from DogStar Software, P.O. Box 302,
Bloomington, IN 47402. DogStar sells
a text editor, monitor, and various
other utilities written to operate under
the Apple Pascal operating system.
One caution about DogStar products:
They appear to write directly to the
Apple screen memory and, therefore,
will not work with external terminals. I
had to remove my serial card from
slot 3 to get them to run.
And Finally. . .
Pascal sets are useful in a variety
of situations. Character sets are partic-
ularly good for limiting responses to
specific keys. Other sets may be
combined or tested using one of sev-
eral set operators. Because single
memory bits represent set elements,
set variables are extremely efficient
and can store hundreds of items with-
out changing size.
In my next column, I'll turn to a
subject that seems to perplex many
people— pointers. ■
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for Data Base Management, published
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206, Lititz, PA 17543. Please enclose a
self-addressed, stamped envelope if
you want a personal reply.
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Programming
NUTRAHELP
Are your meals nutritious?
Find out with the help of this
easy-to-use food-analysis program.
by Vincent D. O'Connor
Program listing. NutraHelp.
How would you like to type in a recipe and get back
the same kind of nutritional information you find on
packaged food at your local grocery? NutraHelp (see
the Program listing) gives you the number of calories
and the amount of sodium, fiber, fat, protein, and carbo-
hydrates in each serving.
To use the program, type in the number of servings and
the number of ingredients for each recipe, along with the
measurements used and the number of those units for
each ingredient. (Don't list spices, because their nutritional
value is minimal, but don't forget to include sugars.) If an
item is canned, fresh, or frozen, you must type in that
information before the ingredient— for example, FROZEN
PEAS TABLESPOON 8. All entries must be in capital letters.
If NutraHelp can't locate in its data base one or more
of the items listed in your recipe, it warns you that the
nutritional value per serving it comes up with is based
only on the ingredients it found. You can add ingredients
to the program at line 2000, but they must be in alpha-
betical order. You must list each new item with the ingre-
dient first, followed by the number of calories, the amount
of sodium in milligrams, the amount of fat, fiber, protein,
and carbohydrates in grams, and the unit of measure.
Also, change the variable Dl in line 5— the number of in-
gredients for which the program has nutritional data— to
reflect the new total.
NutraHelp also converts measurements for you. If you
type in cups, for example, the program automatically con-
verts them to tablespoons. (It can't convert all measure-
ments, though.) For fresh ingredients, like fruit, you must
type in EACH as the measurement, followed by an amount
such as % or 2, and so on.
NutraHelp runs under DOS 3.3 or ProDOS. You can
make it self-booting by using it as the HELLO program
when initializing (INIT) a disk under DOS 3.3, or saving it
as STARTUP under ProDOS. ■
Write to Vincent O'Connor at 2607 Hayes NE, Minneapo-
lis, MN 55418.
5 D!
10
15
HOME ; VTAB 2:T* = "NutraHelp": GOSUB 3100
VTAB 6:Tt = "by": GOSUB 3100: VTAB 10:Tt = "Vines O'Connor": GOSUB 3
100
DIM I* CIS) ,C(BI) ,S(DI) ,F(DI) ,FBlDIi ,P(DI) ,CB(BI) ,UN*(DI! ,INt(DI> ,NUt
(15) ,AM(15) ,NAt (15)
FOR I = 1 TO DI
READ IN* ( I ) ,C(I) ,S(I) ,FU) ,FB(I) ,P(I) ,CB(I) ,UN*(I)
NEXT I
VTAB 16:Tt = "Press <RETURN> to begin": PRINT TAB ( (40 + 1 - LEN (
Tf)> / 2>Tt;
SET A*: IF A* < > CHRt (13) THEN 45
100 Fl = 0: HOME
105
120
125
170
175
180
VTAB 12: PRINT "Number of ingredients (15 MAX)?" :
GOSUB 1100
110 NI = VAL (A*)
115 PRINT : PRINT "Number of servings (15 MAX)?";
GOSUB 1100
SV = VAL (At)
FOR I = 1 TO NI
HOME : VTAB 10: INPUT "Ingredient: »;it(I)
PRINT : INPUT "Measurement: ";NUt(I)
PRINT : INPUT "Amount: " ;AMt: GOSUB 1200
PRINT : PRINT "Is this correct (Y/N)?" :
GET At: IF At < > "Y" AND At < > "y" AND At < > "N" AND At <
"n" THEN 195
IF At = "N" OR At = "n" THEN 175
NEXT I
HOME : VTAB 10:Tt « "CALCULATING NUTRITIONAL VALUE" : BOSUB 3100
VTAB 12:Tt = "OF EACH SERVING": SOSUB 3100: GOSUB 3000
IF Fl = 1 THEN GOSUB 1300
HOME : VTAB 3:Tt = "NUTRITIONAL VALUE PER SERVING" : GOSUB 3100
PRINT ! PRINT NI;" Calories": PRINT N2j" milligrams sodium"
PRINT N3;" grams fat": PRINT N4;" grams fiber"
PRINT N5;" grams protein": PRINT N6 ; " grams carbohydrates"
PRINT : PRINT "Another Recipe (Y/N)?";
190
195
200
205
210
215
217
220
225
230
235
240
245
250
255
1099
1100
1105
1110
1115
1120
1 1 25
1130
1135
1140
1145
1150
GET At: IF At
"n" THEN 245
IF At = "Y" OR At =
HOME : END
REM GET CHOICE
GET At
IF At < "1" OR At >
PRINT At;
GET Bt
>Y" AND At
y" THEN 100
"y" AND At < > "N" AND At <
"9" THEN 1100
IF Bt =
IF Bt =
IF Bt <
GET Ct
IF Ct =
IF Ct =
GOTO 1135
CHRt (13) THEN RETURN
CHRt (81 THEN PRINT CHRt (8) ;
0" OR Bt > "5" THEN 1115
CHRt (13) THEN 1155
CHRt (8) THEN PRINT CHRt (8) :
At = At
8);" ";
RETURN
REM
IF AMt
IF AMt
IF AMt
IF AMt
IF AMt
IF AMt
1235 AMI I) =
1240 RETURN
t Bt: IF VAL (Bt) > 15 THEN PRINT
CHRt (8); CHRt (Bi;: GOTO 1100
CHRt (8) ; : GOTO 1100
; CHRt (Bi ;: GOTO 11
CHRt (8) ; CHRt (8) ;
1160
1200
1205
1210
1215
1220
1225
1230
CONVERT FRACTIONS
= "1/8" THEN AM(I)
■ "1/4" THEN AM(I)
= "1/3" THEN AMI I)
: "1/2" THEN AMI I)
■ "2/3" THEN AMI I)
■ "3/4" THEN AMU)
VAL (AMt)
TO DECIMAL
' .125: RETURN
: .25: RETURN
• .33: RETURN
• .5: RETURN
i .67: RETURN
.75: RETURN
94
May 1986
Fiona's Apple Pie
Mix together: 1 cup brown sugar
% cup Dour
1 pinch salt
Add to that: 1% cups sour cream
1300
HOME : VTAB 2:Tt = "WARNING": BDSUB 3100
2045
DATA
CANNED SKIM MILK ,200 ,294 ,1 ,0 , 19 ,29 ,CUP
1305
PRINT : PRINT "The following ingredients in your"
2047
DATA
CANNED WHOLE MILK ,340 ,266 , 1 9 ,0 , 17 ,25 , CUP
1310
PRINT "recipe do not have nutritional data"
DATA
CELERY ,5 ,25 ,0 , .3 ,0 ,2 ,EACH
1315
PRINT "available:": PRINT
2060
DATA
CHEDDAR CHEESE , 1 1 5 , 1 76 , 9 , , 7 , , OUNCE
1320
FOR D = 1 TO NA: HTAB 15: PRINT NAt(Q): NEXT Q
2065
DATA
CHI CKEN, 1326, 366, 91, 0,114,0, POUND
1325
PRINT : PRINT "Press <RETURN> to continue"!
2070
DATA
COD, 777, 483, 23, 0,128,0, POUND
1330
GET At: IF At < > CHRt (13) THEN 1330
2073
DATA
CREAM ,210 ,671 ,2.1 .6,5,51 ,CUP
1335
HOME : VTAB 6
2075
DATA
CREAM CHEESE , 100 ,84 , 10,0 ,2, 1 , OUNCE
1340
PRINT "What -follows is the nutritional"
2080
DATA
DRY NONFAT MILK ,245 ,644 ,0 ,0 ,24 ,35 ,CUP
1345
PRINT "value of the recipe based only on those"
2085
DATA
EGG ,80, 59, 6,0, 6, 1 , EACH
1350
PRINT "ingredients with data available."
2090
DATA
EGG WHITE, 15, 50, 0,0, 3,0, EACH
1355
PRINT : PRINT "Press <RETURN> to continue";
2095
DATA
EGG YOLK, 65, 9, 6, 0,3,0, EACH
1360
GET At: IF At < > CHRt (13) THEN 1360
2100
DATA
FRESH ASPARAGUS, 12. 5,1 ,0, .1, .25, .5, EACH
1365
RETURN
2105
DATA
FRESH BLUEBERRIES, 85,1 ,1 ,2,2, 19, CUP
1399
REM BINARY SEARCH
2110
DATA
FRESH BROCCOLI ,45,23,1 ,1 .9, 6, 8, EACH
1400
L = 1 :H = DI
2115
DATA
FRESH CARROTS , 30 , 34 , ,. 9 , 1 , 7 , EACH
1405
M = INT ( <H + L) / 21
2117
DATA
FRESH CAUL I FLOWER , 30 , 17,0, 1,3, 26 , CUP
1410
IF ltd) = INt(M) THEN RETURN
2120
DATA
FRESH CORN, 70, 1,1, .8, 2, 16, EACH
1415
IF L > = H THEN FL = 1 : RETURN
2125
DATA
FRESH PEACHES, 40,1 ,0,1 ,1 ,10, EACH
1420
IF ltd) > INt(M) THEN 1430
2130
DATA
FRESH PEARS, 100, 1,1 ,2,1 ,25, EACH
1425
H = M - 1 : GOTO 1405
2135
DATA
FROZEN BROCCOLI ,50 ,35 , 1 , 1 .9 ,5 ,9 ,CUP
1430
L = M + 1 : GOTO 1405
2140
DATA
FROZEN CAULIFLOWER, 30, 18, 0,1 ,3,31 ,CUP
1499
REM CHANGE MEASUREMENTS
2145
DATA
FROZEN CORN, 130, 7, 1 , .8,5,31 , CUP
1500
IF (NUt(I) = "OUNCE" AND UNt(M) • "TABLESPOON" ) OR (NUtd) = "PINT
2150
DATA
FROZEN PEAS ,110 ,264 ,0,6,8 , 19 ,CUP
AND UNt(M) = "CUP" > THEN AMU) = AMID * 2: RETURN
2155
DATA
FLOUNDER, 914, 1065, 37, 0,137,0, POUND
1505
IF NUtd) = "TABLESPOON" AND UNt(M) ' "OUNCE" THEN AMd) = AM(I) /
2160
DATA
GRANULATED SUGAR , 770 ,2 , , 0, , 1 99 ,CUP
: RETURN
2165
DATA
GROUND BEEF , 1307 ,282 ,91 ,0,112,0, POUND
1510
IF NUtd) = "TEASPOON" AND UNt(M) = "TABLESPOON" THEN AMID = AMd
2170
DATA
HAM , 1 547 , 5904 , 1 1 7 , , B5 , , POUND
)
/ 3: RETURN
2175
DATA
HOT DOG, 170, 627, 15,0, 7, 1 , EACH
1515
IF NUtd) = "TABLESPOON" AND UNt(M) = "TEASPOON" THEN AMd) = AMd
2180
DATA
LAMB, 1675 ,307 ,75 ,0 , 107 ,0 , POUND
)
* 3: RETURN
2185
DATA
LEMON, 20,1 ,0,0,1 ,6, EACH
1520
IF NUtd) = "CUP" AND UN*(M) = "TABLESPOON" THEN AMd) = AM ( I ) « 1
2190
DATA
LIGHT MOLASSES, 50, 3, 0,0, 0,13, TABLESPOON
6: RETURN
2195
DATA
MARGAR I NE , 1 00 , 1 40 , 1 2 , , , , T ABLESPOON
1525
IF NUtd) = "CUP" AND UNt(M) = "TEASPOON" THEN AMd) = AMd) « 48:
2200
DATA
ORANGE, 65,1 ,0,0,1 ,16, EACH
RETURN
2205
DATA
PEANUT BUTTER, 95, 81 ,8 , .9,4,3 , TABLESPOON
1530
IF NUtd) = "TABLESPOON" AND UNt(M) = "CUF" THEN AMd) = AMd) / 1
2210
DATA
POWDERED SUGAR, 385,1 ,0 ,0 ,0 , 100 ,CUP
6: RETURN
2215
DATA
QUICK RICE, 180, 13,0, .4, 4, 40, CUP
1535
IF NUtd) = "TEASPOON" AND UNt(M) = "CUP" THEN AMd) = (AMd) / 16
2220
DATA
SOUR CREAM, 495, 96, 48, 0,7, 10, CUP
)
/ 3: RETURN
2225
DATA
SWISS CHEESE , 105 ,74 ,8,0,8,1 , OUNCE
1540
IF NUtd) = "TEASPOON" AND UNt(M) = "OUNCE" THEN AMd) = (AMd) /
2230
DATA
TUNA , 907 , 1 606 , 37 , , 1 33 ,0 , POUND
2) / 3: RETURN
2235
DATA
WHITE RICE, 185, 6,0, .3,4,41 , CUP
1545
IF NUtd) = "OUNCE" AND UNt(M) = "TEASPOON" THEN AMd) = (AMd ) *
2240
DATA
WHOLE MILK, 150, 122, 8, 0,8, 11 ,CUP
2) / 3: RETURN 3000 Nl = 0:N2 = Nl :N3 = Nl :N4 = Nl :N5 = Nl :N6 = Nl :F1 = 0:FL = 0:NA =
1550
HOME
VTAB 8: PRINT "Please enter the number of ":UNt(M>
1555
PRINT
"of ":INt(M> ;":";: INPUT AMt : GOSUB 1200
3005 FDR I = 1 TO N I
1560
RETURN
3010 GOSUB 1400
1565
VTAB
2:Tt = "OF EACH SERVING" : GOSUB 3000: RETURN
3015 IF FL = 1 THEN FL » OlFl = 1 :NA = NA + 1 :NAt(NA)
= ltd) : GOTO
303
2000
DATA
APPLE ,80, 2,1 ,1 ,0,20, EACH
5
2002
DATA
ASPARAGUS, 2. 5,1 ,0, .1 , .25, .5, EACH
3020 IF NUtd) < > UNt(M) THEN GOSUB 1500
2004
DATA
BANANA, 85, 2,0, .9, 0,23, EACH
3025 Nl = Nl + AMd) * C(M):N2 = N2 + AMd) * S(M):N3
= N3 + AMd) *
F(M
2005
DATA
BLACKSTRAP MOLASSES ,45 ,18,0 ,0,0 , 1 1 .TABLESPOON
)
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DATA
BROWN SUGAR , 820 ,66 , ,0 , ,2 1 2 , CUP
3030 N4 = N4 + AMd) * FB(M) :N5 = N5 + AMd) * P(M) :N6
= N6 + AM ( I ) *
CB
2010
DATA
BUTTER , 1 00 , 1 1 6 , 1 2 , , , , TABLESPOON
(M)
2015
DATA
BUTTERMILK, 100, 257, 2, 0,8, 12, CUP
3035 NEXT I
2020
DATA
CANNED BEETS, 55, 479,0, .8, 2, 12, CUP
3040 Nl = INT ((Nl / SV) + .5) :N2 = INT ( (N2 / SV) +
.5) :N3 = INT
<(N
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CANNED CARROTS ,45 ,386 ,0 , .5 , 1 , 10 ,CUP
3 / SV) + .5)
2027
DATA
CANNED CHERRIES, 105, 10, 0,2, 2, 26, CUP
3045 N4 = INT (<N4 / SV) + .5) :N5 = INT ( (N5 / SV) +
.5) :N6 = INT
<(N
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CANNED LIMA BEANS ,260 ,5,1 ,0, 16 ,49 ,CUP
3050 RETURN
2035
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CANNED PEACHES ,200 ,15,0, .6,1 ,51 ,CUP
3099 REM CENTERING ROUTINE
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2042
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CANNED PEAS, 150,493,1 ,1 .4, 8, 29, CUP
3105 RETURN
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E1 MASTER/Beginner's Cave
E2 Lair of the Minotaur
E3 Cave of the Mind
E4 Zyphur River Venture
E5 Castle of Doom
E6 Death Star
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E9 Assault of the Clone Master
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E12 Quest for Trezore
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E14 Furioso
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E17 Merlin's Castle
E18 Hogarth Castle
E19 Death Trap
E20 The Black Death
E21 Quest for Marron
E22 Senators' Chambers
E23 Temple of Ngurct
E24 Black Mountain
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E26 Assault on the Moleman
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E28 Tower of London
E29 Lost Island of Apple
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E35 Lair of the Mutants
E36 Citadel of Blood
E37 Quest for the Holy Grail
E38 City in the Clouds
E39 Museum of Unnatural History
E40 Deamons Playground
E41 Caverns of Lanst
E42 Alternate Beginner's Cave
E43 Tomb of Y'Golonac
E44 Operation Crab Key
E45 Feast of Carroll
E46 The Master's Dungeon
E47 Crystal Mountain
E48 Lost Adventure
E49 The Manxome Foe
E50 Behind the Sealed Door
E51 Land of Death
E52 Jungles of Vietnam
E53 Black Castle of Nagog
E54 Sewers of Chicago
E55 Caverns of Doom
E56 Valkenburg Castle
E57 Modern Problems
E58 Priests of Xim
E59 Escape from the Ore Lair
E60 Castle of Count Fuey
E61 Search for the Key
E62 The Rescue Mission
E63 The Maze of Quasequeton
E64 Chamber of the Dragons
E65 Swordquest
E66 Smith's Stronghold
E67 Picnic in Paradise
E68 The Caves of Eamon Bluff
E69 Future Quest
E70 Castle Kophinos
E71 The Devils Dungeon
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E74 The Dungeons of Xenon
E75 Chaosium Caves
E76 Life Quest
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E78 Mean Streets
E79 The Temple of the Guild
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E81 The Castle of Rauineta
E82 The Prince's Tavern
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P01 Apple Tutor
I 036 Basic Programming 1
I 047 Basic Programming 2
I 048 Basic Programming 3
I 044 Basic Programming 4
A 004 Basic-Integer
B 022 Basic-lnteger.X
019 Conventions
t 016 CPU 6502
I 002 Hello Sample
I 030 Micro 6502 Simulation
051 Mini Assembler Tutorial
A 022 Random Drill Tutor
007 Sweet 16 Disassembler
004 Sweet 16 Speed?
I 026 Top Down Programming
P02 Apple Tutor
A 021 Apple II Demo
A 004 Basic Exercise
043 Basic-Applesoft
I 093 Disk Aide.13
I 038 Disk Aide DOC
B 003 Disk Aide.X
A 028 DOS System Instruction
A 013 Pilot Version I
I 054 Program Devel. Pkg
A 014 Suppl. Mini Assembler
B 006 Supplements
I 003 Text File Read
I 003 Text File Write
I 009 Text Hello
T 009 Text How To
T 010 Text Intro
T 006 Text Peek Poke Call
T 010 Text Programming
T 007 Text Redbook
T 011 Text Software
A 002 Buzz
Pll Art & Graphic
A 006 Art Align
A 002 Art Bars
A 003 Art Circle
A 002 Art Demo
A 003 Art Diverging Circles
A 003 Art Diverging Octagon
A 003 Art Double Cross
A 006 Art Dougs Theme
A 003 Art Drifting Circle
A 003 Art Drifting Octagon
A 004 Art Elephant 1
A 003 Art Figure 8
A 005 Art Horizon
A 007 Art IBM
A 003 Art Octal 8
A 002 Art Oneliner 7
A 007 Art Super Kalied
A 003 Art Twist II
A 015 Art Xmas Card
A 014 Auto Space War II
A 002 Billboard Mother
A 002 Graphic Switch
A 010 Graphics Tablet
A 008 Hi-res Text Demo ?
B 007 Hi-res Text Set
A 004 Higher Hires
A 006 Hires Sketch
A 003 Invert Monitor Mode
A 035 Life
B 015 Life Language
A 004 Life Leader
A 002 Picture Loader
A 016 PlotPourri
A 010 Poster?
A 008 Poster Banner I
A 009 Poster Love II
A 003 Rubber Apple
A 020 Shape Editor
A 010 Shape Generator
A 003 Shape Instr
A 023 Shape Table Editor
T 001 Shape Table for Hires Label
T 002 Shape Test
A 015 Skywriter
A 003 Skywriter I
A 003 Skywriter II
A 025 Skywriter Instr
A 013 Skywriter Snoopy
B 018 Star.shape
A 005 TV Pattern Generator
P18 Business & Finance
A 005 Annuity Principal & Int.
A 003 Annuity Reg. Deposits
A 018 Annuity «
A 013 Bond Price & Interest
A 012 Bond Value
A 032 Budget Monthly
A 013 Decision Matrix
A 054 Financial Pak
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A 012 Keogh Savings Program
A 014 Loan Amort. Schedule
A 008 Loan Direct Reduction
A 004 Loan Interest
A 029 Market Evaluator Pak
A 009 Mortgage Calculation
A 007 Nicer Writer 4
A 003 Regular Deposits I
A 007 Sales Tax At 6%
A 017 Security Analysis
A 006 Sec. Analysis Copy Data
A 003 Simple Interest
A 010 Stock Option Analysis
A 016 Stock Op covered hedge
A 015 Stock Option Pricing I
A 021 Stock Option Pricing II
A 008 Stock Portfolio Valuation
A 028 Stocks
A 010 Trip Cost Analysis
P19 Business & Finance
I 030 Calendar Personal
I 006 Letter Writer
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I 005 Real Estate Plot
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A 012 Stock Monitor I
A 015 Stock Monitor II
A 024 Trend Line Analysis
A 006 Visicalc Coord Formulas
A 012 Visicalc D File Printer
A 014 Visicalc Formulas
A 006 Visicalc Formulas Instr
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A 006 Check Stub
A 020 Household Exp. Profile
A 041 Income Tax 1040 For 77
A 029 Inventory Company
A 004 Inventory Cost File Entry
A 016 Inventory Home I
A 022 Inventory Model
A 009 Inventory Print ■*
A 003 Inventory Shortest
A 003 Inventory Shortest Read
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A 019 Inventory.File Create
A 029 Inventory.File Read
A 018 Stock Market Forecaster
A 011 Stock Valuation
P21 Business & Finance
A 004 Annuity
A 004 Average Growth Rate
T 001 Basenamefile
A 046 CAC Record System •«
A 009 Check Book Balancer
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A 004 Depreciation Amount
A 003 Depreciation Rate
A 010 Depreciation Schedules
A 003 Depreciation Straight
A 004 Disc. Commercial Paper
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A 012 Interest Earned
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A 038 Inventory Home II
A 004 Invest. For Withdrawals
A 004 Investment Future Value
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A 013 Lease Computation
A 031 Life Mgmt And Finances
A 012 Life Mgmt Txt Organizer
A 005 Loan Balance
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A 005 Loan Last Payment
A 004 Loan Principal
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A 007 Mortgage Table
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A 004 Regular Deposits II
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A 004 Salvage Value
A 009 Savings Growth
A 011 Survey Data Reduction
A 003 System Reliability
A 004 Treasury Bill Valuation
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A 012 Combat
A 017 Craps BW
A 035 Cribbage I BW
A 028 Football Predictions
A 011 Fox And Hounds
A 026 French Military Game
A 020 Gold Mine
A 022 Golf II
A 016 Hi Q
A 027 Hockey I
A 021 Horse Race III
A 031 Kingdom
A 008 Literature Quiz
A 026 Marooned In Space
A 004 Ping Pong
A 010 Robot BW
A 016 Survive
A 018 Twonkyl
A 018 Word Maze Maker
A 003 Football Predictions.note
P50 Game
A 017 Battle
A 015 Century 51
B 002 Century 51.X
A 020 Checkers II
A 021 Commodity Market
A 016 Craps I
A 013 Cryptograms
A 017 Frustration
A 027 Geography II
A 015 Hangman II
A 022 Lunar Landing BW
A 061 Market Crash
B 005 Market Crash.X
A 009 Name the States
A 018 Puzzle Generator
A 007 Solitaire Checker Puzzle
A 010 Spell the States
A 012 Subscan for Two
B 002 Subscan.X
A 031 World War
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A 008 Anglo To Metric I
A 011 Anglo To Metric II
A 003 Arcsin Arccos
A 016 Calculator
A 007 Calculus I
A 013 Calculus II
A 007 Cash Register
A 005 Circle Area Circum
A 009 Compound Interest
A 010 Critical Path Analysis
A 006 Curve Fit I
A 013 Curve Fit II
A 013 Curve Fit III
A 003 Derivative of Equation
A 010 Differential Eqn Solver
A 015 Equation Solver
A 005 Equations I
A 014 Equations II
A 014 Factor
A 003 Fibonacci Numbers
A 012 Foot Candle Analysis
A 010 Fourier
A 011 Fourier Transform
A 007 Gaussian Quadrature II
A 010 Math Drill I
A 011 Math Drill II
A 005 Matrix Inversion II
A 009 Matrix Operation
A 016 Mean Vari Stdr Devia II
A 007 Mode Finder
A 003 N Factorial
A 007 Plot Consec. Reactions
A 006 Plot Functions of X
A 003 Prog Chart ?
A 011 Robot Motor Design
A 005 Sine Function
A 010 Statistics I
A 014 Statistics II
A 014 T Test Stdn Deviation
A 004 Time Speed Dist. Exer.
A 006 Time Speed Dist. Fuel
A 014 Triangle Solver
A 011 Unpaired Group Comp.
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A 003 Angle Conversion
A 012 Anglo To Metric III
A 003 Area of Polygon
A 008 Binomial Distribution
A 004 Blackbody
A 003 Chi Square Distribution
A 004 Chi Square Test
A 004 Coordinate Conversion
A 008 Coordinate Plot
A 003 Curvilinear Interpolation
A 002 Derivative
A 016 Dfit
A 011 Differential Eqn Solver
A 004 Exponential Regression
A 004 F Distribution
A 004 Gaussian Quadrature I
A 003 Geometric Mean
A 004 Geometric Regression
A 004 Greatest Comn Denom.
A 005 Histogram
A 003 Linear Interpolation
A 007 Linear Programming
A 004 Linear Regression
A 005 Mann Whitney U Test
A 022 Math Drill III
A 019 Math Multiply Drill
A 019 Math ■*
A 013 Matrices
A 004 Matrix Inversion I
A 004 Matrix Multiplication
A 004 Matrix Operation Simple
A 004 Mean Vari Stdr Devia I
A 007 Mult. Linear Regression
A 004 Normal Distribution
A 006 Nth Order Regression
A 004 Number Combinations
A 002 Parabola Plot
A 003 Permutation Comb. I
A 007 Permutation Comb. II
A 003 Poisson Distribution
A 006 Polar Equation Plot
A 011 Polyfit
A 013 Polynomial Regression
A 006 Power Curve Fit I
A 003 Prime Factors I
A 006 Prime Factors II
A 003 Quadratic Formula
A 006 Quadratic Surface
A 015 Right Triangle Solver
A 016 Root Finder
A 005 Roots of Poly Half
A 005 Roots of Polynomials
A 004 Simpson's Rule
A 004 Simultaneous Equations
A 004 T Distribution
A 005 T Distribution Test
A 003 Trapezoidal Rule
A 005 Triangle Factors
A 007 Triangle Parts
A 003 Trig Polynomial
A 004 Vector Analysis
A 003 Vector Operations
P67 Passion (Adult)
A 002 Form Startup
B 034 Form 1
B 034 Form 2
B 034 Form 3
B 034 Form 4
B 034 Form 5
B 034 Form 6
B 034 Form 7
B 034 Form 8
B 034 Form 9
A 005 Hot Apples I
A 006 Hot Apples II
A 013 Touch I
A 013 Touch I!
I 013 Zoom 1
I 013 Zoom 2
P71 Pastime & Other
A 048 Bio-Rhythms
A 011 Calendar One Month
A 007 Calendar Perpetual
A 020 Calendar Reminder
I 020 Colossus
A 011 Decision Maker III
I 063 Dirty Tricks Beware
A 025 Dirty Tricks II
B 018 Dirty Tricks.X
I 020 Horoscope
A 026 Miles Per Gallon Record
I 074 Numerology
I 002 Phone Mnemonic 1
B 003 Phone Mnemonic 1.X
A 010 Probability
A 021 Random Insults
I 002 Random Words 1
I 003 Syn Tax
I 008 Timer
P76 Utility
A 003 Base Conversion Chart I
A 003 Base Conversion Chart II
A 006 Base Convert "
A 005 Base Convert Beymer
A 012 Base Convert Ellmers
A 005 Base Convert Jenkins
A 029 Base Convert Massimo
I 043 Basic-Applesoft
A 007 Binary To FP
A 053 Calendar And Posters
A 002 Capture A Program
A 005 Catalog Printer t
A 003 Clear Memory
A 004 Copy Text File I
A 004 Copy Text File II
A 004 Copy Text File III
A 004 Ctrl Char Catalog
A 003 Ctrl Char Reveal
A 003 Dump ASCII Memory
A 002 Erase Hires Screen
A 011 Format*
A 003 Free Sectors Aldrich
A 004 Free Sectors Brown
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A 019 Illegal Commands
A 005 List Page Diaz
A 005 List Page Wysocki
B 002 List Page Wysocki.X
B 002 List Page.X
A 007 Mach To Pokes Conv
A 002 Musical Keys
B 002 Musical Keys.X
A 013 Phone Dialer
A 003 Pointers
A 002 PR# 6 On Reset
A 003 Random Sentence
B 002 Rem Stripper
A 003 Rem Stripper Doc
A 006 Renumber
A 004 Renumber Merge
A 003 Reverse Print
A 018 Sort Catalog
A 015 SSM AIO Board
A 004 String Comparator
A 004 String In A Siring Search
A 004 Text File Edit
A 003 Text File Peek
A 003 Text File Read & Print I
A 005 Text File Read & Print II
A 005 Text File Write
A 004 Token Address Table I
A 005 Utility Statements
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sively hardware-oriented. They follow
the CompuServe model— bulletins,
club notices, downloads, and confer-
encing. On-line conferences are
actually for all GEnie members, not
just SIG users. Some include guest
"speakers" GEnie provides, and some
are on topics of general interest. You
can also have impromptu conferences
whenever you feel inspired.
Shopping, when I accessed it late
in 1985, was fairly empty, except for
a sort of "yard sale" of items users
were offering. Games looked a little
hardier, boasting a multiplayer, space-
conquest adventure and a few other
complex pastimes. News and Com-
mentary was fairly bleak, containing
information relating more or less only
to GEnie activities.
What we have in GEnie is, as a GE
advertising assistant told me on CB, "a
baby." GEnie is so new— and so
skimpy, except for CB— that it's unfair to
draw any conclusion about it just yet.
Let's hope, though, that instead of
merely imitating CompuServe, it devel-
ops some unique, compelling features.
Information utilities give you contact
with a wider part of the outside world.
CB creates real addicts who are on all
night long, night after night. Join the
fun, but be prepared to pay the cost.
With charges made automatically
against your credit-card account, an in-
formation utility can drain you more
quickly than you can say "Dracula."
Just ask one CBer I met on GEnie,
who confessed that his monthly
CompuServe bill was more than $1700
($6 an hour adds up fast). He had
dumped CompuServe and joined GE-
nie because, at $1 less per hour, he
hoped to slow his cash outflow. That's
a user gone out of control. Have fun,
but don't make the same mistake. ■
Brian J. Murphy
Fairfield, CT
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same for both versions, but the 40-
column display is a joy to work with
and closer to WYSIWYG (what you
see is what you get) than the 80-col-
umn. Underlining and boldface ap-
pear on screen as they would on the
printed page. You may appreciate the
clear readability of the 40-column dis-
play, as well.
Menu Selection
BetterWorking Word Processor pre-
sents all menu choices in checklist
format in a rectangular box. The Main
Menu contains major word-processing
and computing tasks: Edit, Save,
Spellchecker, Print, Help, Housekeep-
ing, New Document, Tabs, Quit WP,
and Exit. You move up and down the
list of choices by pressing the up- or
down-arrow keys, and make a selec-
tion by hitting the return key.
This menu-selection procedure is
the easiest mouseless method I know.
It's quite similar to the horizontal se-
lection process in the Bank Street se-
ries. Sometimes when you gain,
though, you lose. Experienced— or im-
patient—users may tire of this rather
tedious approach. The Spellchecker
(on the flip side of the Word Proces-
sor disk) and Print programs load
very slowly, and may also frustrate
experienced users.
Once in memory, Spellchecker
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If you're a novice, the Please Take
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For instance, the program doesn't let
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Extensive Commands
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REVIEWS
Besides control commands and mi-
crocommands, Word Processor uses
embedded commands to help you set
up your page layout (margins, justifi-
cation, line spacing, page numbering,
headers, and footers). Instead of the
dot commands you may know from
Apple Writer, you use exclamation-
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monic: !LM5 sets your left margin at
column 5, for instance.
So many commands! A large num-
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to learn, though, and Spinnaker in-
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Printing Problems
If you consider purchasing Word
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I called Spinnaker and explained that
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port on my //c before booting Word
Processor.
If you own a basic Apple system
and are looking for an easy-to-use
word processor, Spinnaker's release
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get that Word Processor may not be
ideal for all your needs. ■
Cynthia E. Field
Wakefield, Rl
Editor's note: Cynthia found the docu-
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Processor an "embarrassment," and
Andrea Werboff at Spinnaker agreed:
"Some misprinted documentation was
shipped, and some early versions. We
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The new documentation, which we at
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tected disk goes south on you in the
middle of a data-base session, just
when you can't afford to wait a cou-
ple of weeks for a replacement disk.
Echo Plus, descendant of the very ef-
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Echo Plus also provides other so-
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The documentation supplied with
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how a normal disk is formatted, and
how several of the more popular
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I had no problems with the pro-
gram. If you do, though, you can get
assistance only "through the mail," as
the manual does not provide a num-
ber for telephone support. Another
odd point about Echo Plus is that the
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Overall, Echo Plus is a darned
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Timothy P. McDonough
Springfield, IL
Editor's note: Ian Agranat reminds
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May 1986
STATTUS REPORT
"I'm no machine-
language
programmer. But
you don't have
to compose
symphonies to
enjoy listening to
Beethoven."
Help Wanted
by Paul Start, inCider staff
■ need help. My friends laughed when I
■ told them I had been promoted to techni-
I cal editor at inCider. "You majored in
German, not Pascal," they smirked. "You're
a better first baseman than programmer.
You're going to need help."
Guilty as charged— I can't touch-type in
assembler any better than I can in English.
So I need— and get— a little help from my
friends. And at the risk of making my job
obsolete and shrinking my paycheck, I'm
willing to pass a little help along to you.
This wisdom was first passed to me by
Bob Ryan, sometime inCider tech editor
and now with AmigaWorld. Esoteric cults
prefer the guild system to college, any-
way—an apprenticeship at the motherboard
of a master.
"When someone asks a question you
can't answer," Bob mumbled, "look it up in
Sather's book."
Jim Sather's book— and mission in life— is
Understanding the Apple //e (Quality Soft-
ware, 21601 Marilla Street, Chatsworth, CA
91311, 818-709-1721, $22.95). As Steve
Wozniak says in the introduction, "Anyone
who is at all concerned about the workings
of the Apple lie will benefit from this book,
as will students and programmers who
have a need for reliable material."
I might have said it better, but whom
would you believe, a German major or
Steve Wozniak?
Sather takes care of memory manage-
ment and the lie input/output routines in
succinct style— reason enough to own Un-
derstanding the Apple lie, because those
two topics are critical to understanding
memory expansion and new storage media.
Jim tells you what you need to know about
lie hardware.
To solve software problems, you need
common sense and patience. If all else
fails, read the documentation— or get ahold
of a dependable reference.
For instance, for AppleWorks troubles, I
first consult the same source I look to for
help with ProDOS and DOS 3.3. My source
is reliable and witty. And Open-Apple
comes every month.
Open-Apple (P.O. Box 7651 , Overland
Park, KS 66207, $24 per year) is a tidy
newsletter, written, edited, and obviously
loved by Tom Weishar, former author of the
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that topic. The greatness of Open-Apple is
that Weishar explains, at the same time,
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I'm no machine-language programmer.
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in a "technical" way— that is, to appreciate
that genius' "technique." PEEKs and
POKEs are an easy way into the 6502 for
outsiders like me. That's why every Apple
owner should get a Beagle Bros Peeks,
Pokes and Pointers chart (Beagle Bros,
4315 Sierra Vista, San Diego, CA 92103,
619-296-7636, free with purchase).
Another good source, and an indicator of
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to attempt to sell through dealers, are now
available from Addison-Wesley. The books
are cheaper now and easier to get— at
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One Jacob Way, Reading, MA 01867, (800)
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You can pick up the Applesoft Tutorial
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Manual, $22.95; Basic Programming with
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if you want to be a tech editor— and not be
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From you, dear reader, I ask only for let-
ters, questions, and problems. And stop
giggling. ■
inCider
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61 Advanced Logic
Systems 99
23 Advanced Logic
Systems 40
Alf Products 119
Applied Engineering .... 2, 3,
31 , 53, 61 , 63,
65, 67, CHI
255 Applied Scientific 101
243 Applied Technology
Labs 28
222 AST Research CM, 1
229 Beagle Bros 24
1 79 Beagle Bros 69
Business Computers
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CH Products 7
257 CMC Computer
Systems 104
233 Cauzin Systems 54, 55,
56, 57, 58, 59
60 Central Point Software 30
Cheatsheet Products 111
227 Checkmate
Technology 20
Classified Ads 102
103 Clayton & Associates 93
78 Coit Valley Computers 25
124 CompuServe Information
Services 41
76 Computer Learning
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163 Core Concepts 34
Covox 106
144 Davka 101
184 Digital Visions 110
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May 1986
GAME ROOM
by Brian J. Murphy
In Game Room, Brian
Murphy tells us what's new
in the world of Apple
games. Look here for
inCider's scoop on the
latest fun.
inCider's Ratings
Excellent
Above average
Good enough
Not up to standards
The empty set
It's nice to report that
George Lucas' foray into
home-computer games is
still, for the most part, suc-
cessful. A few months ago
I took a long look at Res-
cue on Fractalus (see the
January 1986 Game Room,
p. 114) and liked what I
saw. Since then, I've ac-
quired three more Lucasfilm
games. All have a science-
fiction or fantasy theme.
One is excellent, one is
quite good, and one is just
so-so. Let's begin with the
best of the bunch.
Ballblazer
★ ★ ★ ★
Epyx Computer Software
1043 Kiel Court
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Any 64K Apple II,
joystick optional
$29-$39 (dealer-determined)
Ballblazer is a welcome
treat. It's an original game
with fast action and high
tension. It demands a cool
head, hair-trigger reflexes,
and an alert mind.
You pilot a ground-skim-
ming rotofoil—a real triumph
of 31st-century technology
that uses force fields to cap-
ture and shoot the "ball," a
glob of energy called a
inCider
Photo 1: Aim for the goalbeams in Ballblazer.
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Photo 2. A dragon awaits you in The Eidolon.
attack
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Photo 3. Flying saucers harass you in Koronis Rift.
plasmorb. The car zips over
a checkerboard playing field
that's 275 meters long by
105 meters wide.
The field is so large that
the moving goal at either
end is sometimes lost over
the horizon. It's a good
thing this game isn't real,
because the g-forces an
actual player would pull to
travel these distances would
be brutal. As it is, the light-
ning-quick action on screen
is dizzying and disorienting
enough.
All you have to do is
shoot the plasmorb be-
tween the goalbeams to
score a point. At a certain
distance from the goal,
your shot is worth two
points. Each time you score
a goal, the space between
the goalbeams shortens,
making subsequent scores
more difficult. Also making
the play a bit more chal-
lenging is a second player
(human- or computer-con-
trolled), who's desperately
trying to steal the plasmorb
and score a goal at the other
end of the field. Soccer play-
ers will feel right at home.
A split-screen color
graphic shows the view
from your rotofoil and from
the other participant's.
Good players will keep an
eye on both, to recognize
opportunities to steal the
plasmorb and to watch for
attempted thefts by the op-
position. It's disorienting at
first, but you'll take plea-
sure in the technique as
your abilities develop. As
you improve, you can take
on "droid" opponents of in-
creasing skill and determi-
nation. At the highest levels
of competition, the chal-
lenge to just stay in the
game, much less win, is al-
most overwhelming.
Ballblazer offers pure
play and pure fun. The
graphics are great and the
animation outstanding. The
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sensation of flying along a
playing field miles long is
compelling. Ballblazer is so
realistic you can easily im-
merse yourself in it for
hours and hours. It's the
first arcade game I've been
able to recommend whole-
heartedly in a long time—
this is real arcade addition
you shouldn't pass up.
The Eidolon
★ ★
Epyx Computer Software
Any 64K Apple II,
joystick required
$29-$39 (dealer-determined)
Fantasy is definitely the
theme of The Eidolon, a ti-
tle that refers to a sort of
interdimensional, mind- and
magic-powered traveling
machine built by a certain
Dr. Josef Vincent Agon
back in the 1850's. Behind
the controls you travel into
a realm of caverns filled
with bizarre creatures,
roaming fireballs, and trolls.
As you complete the explo-
ration of one level, you're
admitted to the next (once
you've discovered the
secret of the guardian
dragon). After finishing
seven levels or so, the se-
cret of the entire game
awaits you.
I know it all sounds very
old-hat. That's because it
is— the plot isn't significantly
different from that of any of
dozens of adventures and
role-playing fantasies we've
all seen before. The level of
challenge is good, but you
play the game wondering if
this trip is really necessary.
The Eidolon is enjoyable
in some respects. I like the
point of view in the graph-
ics—through the windscreen
of the Eidolon as it travels the
cave, rather than a represen-
tation of a machine traveling
a maze, a la Temple of Ap-
shai. It's also fun trying to
figure out the best way to
cope with the various crea-
tures you encounter. But,
as I asked before, is this
trip necessary? Not really.
106
Koronis Rift
★ ★★
Epyx Computer Software
Any 64K Apple II,
joystick required
$29-$39 (dealer-determined)
Koronis Rift is a varia-
tion on the game system of
Rescue on Fractalus. In the
earlier game you skimmed
a toxic planetscape in
search of downed pilots,
while hostile flying saucers
harass you. In this adven-
ture you skim a radioactive
planetscape in search of
ancient technological arti-
facts, while— you guessed
it— hostile flying saucers
harass you. Sound familiar?
In all fairness, the two
games aren't completely
identical, and the differ-
ences make Koronis Rift
well worth your attention.
Your ship comes with a ro-
bot to evaluate the modules
you collect. He'll help you
decide whether to keep
them as a commodity to
pile up points, or to inte-
grate them into your ship's
systems to improve its per-
formance on the prowl and
in combat. These devices
may include weapons, sen-
sors, propulsion units, en-
ergy generators, or shields.
Some of the modules drain
power from your ship's sys-
tems and bring you to a
halt. Others work only un-
der certain conditions. Be
careful choosing the alien
devices you want to use.
Twenty rifts full of these
hidden marvels await your
search. This will prepare you
for the final showdown with
the enemy saucer base.
Aside from its similarity to
Fractalus, Koronis is an out-
standing science-fiction ad-
venture. It's thoroughly
engrossing— an excellent in-
troduction to the genre. ■
Brian Murphy is anxious to
learn what you think of the
current state of computer
games. Write him at inCider,
80 Pine Street, Peterborough,
NH 03458, and let him know
your opinion.
May 1986
SUMMER GAMES.®
Want some great play action? This
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Compete against world records. Or get
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You asked us for more great events.
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eight players. These aren't just games.
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You've got to see the graphics, and feel
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timing of the Ski Jump, and more.
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NEW PRODUCTS
edited by Paul Statt
The LittleJack headphone
lets kids study— and gives
parents peace and quiet.
Quiet Please
LittleJack, a telephone
headset for the Apple II, II
Plus, and lie, lets children,
gamesters, and musicians
work or play at the key-
board without disturbing
teachers, parents, or co-
workers. LittleJack installs in
minutes, and at $24.95,
also makes an inexpensive
stereo hookup. An adapter
that allows eight listeners at
once is no extra charge,
from Educational Software
Review, 1400 Shattuck Ave-
nue, #774, Berkeley, CA
94709, (415) 528-2788. For
more information circle
number 351 on the Reader
Service card.
108
More Equal
The EquiDisk+ subsys-
tem for the Apple II Plus
and He increases data
storage to 737 kilobytes
on a 5V4-inch disk: You
get the storage capacity of
a hard disk and the conve-
nience of floppies. Equi-
Disk+ drives hold five
times the data of standard
Apple drives and work at
twice the speed. And Apple
CP/M users are no longer
limited to Apple-disk-format
CP/M software— the Equi-
Disk+ can access CP/M
with an alternate format.
The controller card, high-ca-
pacity drives, and startup,
format, and copy software
sell for $679, from H&M
Disk Drive Services, 1101
East Pacifico, Anaheim, CA
92805, (714) 385-1146. For
more information circle
number 350 on the Reader
Service card.
Nice Network
GCM GridNet, a new lo-
cal-area network, uses a
building's existing AC-power
wiring in place of cumber-
some cables to bring error-
free data transmission and
reception to users who
need more than one Apple.
GridNet offers all the ad-
vantages of electronic mail,
peripheral sharing, and soft-
ware savings without the
headaches of electrical in-
terference. Connect the net-
work with your Apple's RS-
232C or parallel interface to
the GridComm GC-1400
($549) or GC-1100 ($449),
and plug into any AC out-
let: instant network. From
GridComm, 20 Old Ridge-
bury Road, Dan bury, CT
06810, (203) 790-9077. For
more information circle
number 370 on the Reader
Service card.
Shades of Gray
The ImageWorks card
gives the Apple II series a
full gray-scale display for
graphics-image processing.
The ImageWorks image
store is 256 lines by 256
columns, with 256 levels of
gray for pictures of near-
photographic quality. The
ImageWorks card contains
its own 64K of random-ac-
cess memory so that the
image doesn't squander
any of your Apple's RAM.
ImageWorks can help dis-
play any digitized-image in-
formation, and a color
option adds up to 256
colors, as well as a video-
image-capture option.
ImageWorks sells for $195,
the capture and color cards
$95 each, from Redshift
Limited, 2727 Midtown
Court #7, Palo Alto, CA
94303, (415) 322-7536. For
more information circle
number 352 on the Reader
Service card.
Timewarp Again
Applied Engineering's
Transwarp accelerator
card makes Apple software
run 3 1 / 2 times faster. The ac-
celerator works with all Ap-
ple II Plus and He software,
including AppleWorks,
SuperCalc3a, and VisiCalc,
as well as with all standard
peripheral cards. Transwarp
accelerates both banks of
memory in a 128K Apple,
and complements the huge
RamWorks AppleWorks files
AE makes possible with
faster, more convenient ac-
cess. Transwarp needs no
additional software and fits
any slot; you can easily dis-
able its operation with the
escape key. Transwarp is
priced at $279, from Applied
Engineering, P.O. Box 798,
Carrollton, TX 75006, (214)
241-6060. For more informa-
tion circle number 359 on the
Reader Service card.
ImageWorks lets you paint in 256 colors or shades of gray.
May 1986
fSoftware
Food for Thought
ThinkWorks brings
AppleWorks aficionados
AppleWorks-compatible
outlining power. Think-
Works works by itself or
with Apple's integrated
package. You construct out-
lines in the standard form—
with indenting, labeling, and
paragraphing— and inte-
grate them into an Apple-
Works word-processor file.
You can even merge out-
lines with ThinkWorks, or
pull parts from one outline
into another. Outline power
for $125, from MegaHaus,
5703 Oberlin Drive, San
Diego, CA 92121, (619)
450-1230. For more informa-
tion circle number 362 on
the Reader Service card.
Sign of the Times
The Micro-Interpreter II is
a computerized animated
vocabulary of American
Sign Language. More than
2100 words can be con-
verted into animated Ameri-
can Sign Language— the
signs were developed from
5000 photographs of speak-
ers of ASL. No knowledge of
ASL or programming is
needed. Simple key com-
mands let you stop motion,
repeat signs, slow the
speed, and so on. Words
are grouped into families
such as Health and Recre-
ation, Religion, and Verbs.
You can order individual
disks or the complete pack-
age of 16 at prices of
$29.95 to $49.95 each,
from Microtech Consulting,
P.O. Box 521, Cedar Falls,
IA 50613, (319) 277-6648.
For more information circle
number 361 on the Reader
Service card.
LogoWriter includes word processor, Logo, and extra materials.
Think It Out
The all-new Out-Think is
a low-cost outline proces-
sor for CP/M computers.
Out-Think lets you classify
text into a familiar outline
structure, then access and
alter the text based on that
structure. You can hide or
highlight details as you like,
or concentrate on the forest
amidst the trees. Out-
Think's full-screen text edi-
tor lets you control the text
you insert or edit in your
outline. Copy and move
functions are supported,
along with a host of other
features, for $49.95, from
Kamasoft, 2525 Southwest
224th Avenue, Aloha, OR
97006, (503) 649-3765. For
more information circle
number 358 on the Reader
Service card.
Roll Your Own
Gary Kitchen's Game-
Maker: The Computer
Game Design Kit helps you
create your own com-
puter games without so-
phisticated programming
languages or man-years of
your time. Using a joystick,
the "designer" selects from
a menu of commands to
create and animate charac-
ters and draw back-
grounds. Sound effects and
music can be included.
Saving your masterpieces
to blank disks for gifts— or
sales— is easy. GameMaker
costs $39.95, from Activision,
2350 Bayshore Frontage
Road, Mountain View, CA
94043, (415) 960-0410. For
more information circle num-
ber 356 on the Reader Ser-
vice card.
School Graphics
The Low Resolution
Graphic Plotter lets students
beginning computer pro-
gramming and logic create
exciting graphics images
and print them in low
resolution on the Apple II
series. It's easy to use, and
you can produce a full-
page color-graphic design
in about a minute. Almost
all popular printers, includ-
ing the new Apple Image-
Writer II and Epson FX85,
support the Low Resolution
Graphic Plotter. The cost is
an affordable $39.95, from
Burke Software, P.O. Box
515, Park Ridge, IL 60068,
(312) 823-1357. For more in-
formation circle number 355
on the Reader Service card.
Playing War
Strategic Simulations has
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historic battles and cam-
paigns: Nam ($39.95), by
Roger Damon, puts you
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BattleGroup ($59.95), a se-
quel to Kampfgruppe, by
Gary Grigsby, follows the
Allied armies battling Hit-
ler's forces in every major
engagement from North Af-
rica in 1943 through the
war's climax in Germany.
Three new fantasies dem-
onstrate SSI's commitment
to the genre: Phantasie II
($39.95) takes you to the
Isle of Ferronrah to fight Mik-
ademus the Dark Lord;
Rings of Zilfin ($39.95) uses
strong animated graphics to
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forces of Dragos; or you
can wrest the pilfered Wiz-
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All from Strategic Simula-
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The Last Word
LogoWriter is a pro-
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sor for schools that lets
children learn to program
and to use applications, as
well. Developed by Logo
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Seymour Papert, creators of
the original Logo language,
LogoWriter is a powerful
word processor and pro-
gramming language. Chil-
dren can write with it, draw
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program: Each of Logo-
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Apple LaserWriter
Don Lancaster's Laser-
Writer/Apple Writer Utilities
give you superb lie text
and graphics. Apple desk-
top publishers will enjoy the
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For more information circle
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Strong Silent Type
Typing Made Easy is a
complete touch-typing
course. It has all the
strengths of a conventional
typing course coupled with
the real advantages of the
Apple computer. Eight les-
sons teach the keys a few
at a time. You keep practic-
ing keys you've already
mastered while continuously
learning new keys— as well
as posture and other good
habits. Best of all, you see
nothing on screen until you
complete the drill. Typing
Made Easy costs $59.95,
from QED Information Sci-
ences, P.O. Box 181, Welles-
ley, MA 02181, (617) 237-
5656. For more information
circle number 360 on the
Reader Service card.
New Tricks
Quality Software's Bag of
Tricks 2 is a completely
new set of disk-utility pro-
grams that brings Apple II
users all the programs of
the original and more. For
instance, ProDOS— not sup-
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Cataloging all your ProDOS pro-
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string variables in line 170. This is im-
portant because the program as it
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before it saves or retrieves files.
You can use the program with one
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If your system has only one drive,
Table 1. ProDOS Filer menu options.
Option Description
1 Catalog a disk
2 Read a disk catalog
3 Update master file
4 Read master file
5 Print master file
6 Delete a disk catalog
7 Exit program
ProDOS Filer prompts you when you
need to change disks. If you have a
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/CATALOG/ disk in drive 2 after you
load the program.
Program Options
Table 1 illustrates the program's
menu options; Table 2, the corre-
sponding program lines. The subdi-
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disks you want to catalog. The pro-
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it reads the disk's directories, it
prompts you to insert the /CATALOG/
disk into drive 1 (unless it has already
found that disk in drive 2). Repeat
Table 2. ProDOS Filer line descriptions.
Lines Function
100-190 Initialize
200-340 Program menu
350-710 Read disk catalogs
720-970 Read volume directories
980-1180 Read subdirectories
1190-1360 Save disk catalogs
1370-1440 Delete disk catalogs
1450-1650 Update master file
1660-1860 Sort routine
1870-2070 Display master file
2080-2260 Print master file
2270-2350 Error trapping
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on screen the file names contained on
that volume and lists any subdirectory
names after the file name and type.
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master file. The program loads the file
names of all the volumes into an ar-
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sorts them and saves the sorted files
in MASTER. FILE.
Option 4 lets you read the master
file. ProDOS Filer displays 21 sorted
file names at a time on your screen
until it has scrolled through the entire
master file. You can then scroll again
or exit the routine. Along with the file
name and type, the program displays
the file's volume (and subdirectory if
applicable).
If you want a hard-copy catalog of
your master file, choose option 5. The
program doesn't use any unique
printer codes, so the printer routine is
as compatible as possible with the
various printer/interface configurations.
The program assumes your printer in-
terface is in slot 1 . If it isn't, change
the slot number in line 2150. At six
lines per inch, ProDOS Filer prints a
two-line header, 60 file names, and
four blank lines (see the Figure). It
then repeats the header at the top of
the next page and prints the next 60
file names.
Option 6 deletes any volumes you
no longer use. When you type in the
name of the file, the program re-
moves it from the VOLUMES direc-
tory. It isn't necessary to delete a
volume you're updating with option 1,
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Program listing. ProDOS Filer.
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
230
240
250
260
270
280
290
300
310
320
330
340
350
360
370
380
390
400
* PRODOS FILER *
BY ED VERDELOTTI
5/1/85
REM
REM
REM
REM ===============================
REM <<=========== MENU ============
PRINT CHR$ (21):D$ = CHR$ (4)
VOL$ = " /CATALOG/ ":DIR$ = "VOLUMES"
DIM A$(75),L$(50), SD$ ( 25 ) , MF$ ( 500 )
ONERR GOTO 2280
TEXT : HOME :MF =
1 TO 40:
: INVERSE
1 TO 40:
HTAB 10:
HTAB 10:
HTAB 10:
HTAB 10:
HTAB 10:
HTAB 10:
PRINT "="; : NEXT I
: PRINT "DISK FILER MENU": NORMAL
PRINT
PRINT
PRINT
PRINT
PRINT
PRINT
PRINT
HTAB 10: PRINT
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
[7)
NEXT I: PRINT
» CATALOG A DISK"
= READ A DISK CATALOG"
= UPDATE MASTER FILE"
= READ MASTER FILE"
= PRINT MASTER FILE"
= DELETE A DISK CATALOG"
EXIT PROGRAM"
HTAB 10: PRINT "ENTER SELECTION ( 1-7 ) ->
GET
410
420
430
440
450
460
470
480
490
500
510
520
530
540
550
560
570
580
590
600
610
620
630
640
650
660
670
680
690
700
710
720
730
740
750
760
770
780
790
800
810
820
830
840
850
860
FOR I =
HTAB 14
FOR I =
VTAB 6:
PRINT :
PRINT :
PRINT :
PRINT :
PRINT :
PRINT
PRINT
A$
A = VAL (A$): IF A < 1 OR A > 7 THEN 240
ON A GOTO 730,360,1460,1880,2090,1380,340
PRINT D$ "PREFIX" ;VOL$: HOME : END
REM <<======== SEE DISK FILES ========>>
PRINT
PRINT D$"PREFIX" ;VOL$;DIR$
TEXT : HOME :T =
PRINT D$"CAT"
INPUT "READ WHICH CATALOG (E=EXIT) ?";N$: IF ASC (N$)
65 OR ASC (N?) > 90 THEN V = PEEK (37): VTAB V: CALL
868: GOTO 400
IF N$ = "E" THEN 200
IF N$ = "MASTER. FILE" THEN 1880
PRINT D?"VERIFY";N$
HOME : VTAB 2:B$ ■ ""
SP$ = ""
PRINT D$"OPEN ";N$
PRINT D$ "READ ";N$
INPUT PR$: INPUT FMAX
FOR I = 1 TO FMAX
INPUT A$(I)
IF A$(I) = CHR$ (13) THEN I
NEXT I:B$ = ""
FOR 1=1 TO 40: GET A? : B$ =
PRINT D$ "CLOSE"
IF MF = 1 THEN RETURN
PRINT PR?;" " ; FMAX ; " FILES"
CTORY"
FOR I = 1 TO 40: PRINT
: PRINT
TO FMAX
= FMAX GOTO 520
B$ + A$: NEXT I
HTAB (25): PRINT "SUBDIRE
•";: NEXT I
POKE 34,3:
FOR 1=1
T = T + 1
A = 21:SP$ = " ": IF
p$ = " "
Y = LEN (PR$):A$(I)
$(I) ,A + Y,14)
IF I < 10 THEN PRINT " ";
PRINT I;":";: IF LEFT$ (A$(I),1)
LEFT$ (A?(l),l!
= LEFT$ (A? (I),
= "*" THEN A = 22:S
20) + SP$ + MID? (A
"*" THEN PRINT
PRINT A$(I)
IF T = 18 THEN PRINT "ANY KEY TO CONTINUE": GET A$:V =
PEEK (37): VTAB V: CALL - 868:T =
NEXT I
PRINT : PRINT SP$
PRINT "ANY KEY TO CONTINUE 'E' TO EXIT";: GET A$
IF A? = "E" THEN 200
GOTO 380
REM <<======== SAVE DISK CATALOG ========>>
HOME : VTAB 10: HTAB 5: PRINT "PUT DISK TO CATALOG IN DR
IVE #1"; CHR? (7)
VTAB 20: INVERSE : PRINT " ANY KEY TO CONTINUE OR 'E' TO
EXIT " ; : NORMAL : GET A?
IF A$ = "E" THEN 200
PRINT D$ "PREFIX, Dl " : PRINT
PRINT D$ "PREFIX"
HOME : VTAB 8
INPUT "VOLUME NAME " ; PR$ : HTAB 15: INVERSE
: PRINT
A$ = MID? (PR?, 2, LEN (PR?) - 2)
HTAB 5: PRINT "CATALOGING VOLUME : ";A?: PRINT
FMAX = 0:N = 1
PRINT D?"OPEN";PR?",TDIR"
PRINT D? "READ"; PR?
INPUT LI?: REM READ NAME
INPUT L2?: REM READ TITLE
PRINT PR? : NORMAL
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since the program deletes the old file
and replaces it with the updated file.
Additional Notes
As written, ProDOS Filer disregards
any system files (SYS) it finds on your
disks. To include system files in your
catalog, delete line 920.
To stay within the limits of the 40-
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FILE NAME
TYPE
VOL.DIR./SUBDIR.
ADDRESS
BAS
/EXAMPLES/PROGRAMS
*APA
BIN
/utility/
*APA
BIN
/EXAMPLES/EXTRAS
APPLESOFT
TXT
/EXAMPLES/PROGRAMS
APPLESOFT
TXT
/VISI.DATA/
APPLESOFT. PROG
BAS
/EXAMPLES/DIRECTO-
APPLESOFT . VARS
VAR
/examples/directo-
ASSEMBLY
TXT
/visi . data/
BINARY
BIN
/examples/directo-
BLACK . BOOK
TXT
/examples/data
CATALOG
TXT
/examples/programs
*CONFIG.GPLE
BAS
/utility/
DIRECTORY
DIR
/examples/directo-
DISCARD
TXT
/ utility/
DISK. FILER
BAS
/utility/
♦ESCAPE. PRINTER
BIN
/utility/
ESCAPE . SAVE
BAS
/utility/
FILE . SAVER
BAS
/VISI.DATA/
GAMES
TXT
/VI SI .DATA/
GET. FILES
BAS
/visi .data/
GET . TEXT
BAS
/examples/programs
*GPLE
BIN
/utility/
GRAPHICS
TXT
/VISI.DATA/
HARDWARE
TXT
/VISI.DATA/
*HELP
BIN
/EXAMPLES/
*HELPSCREENS
TXT
/examples/
LISTFILE
TXT
/examples/data
MAKE. TEXT
BAS
/examples/programs
MEM. FILLER
BAS
/utility/
MENU
BAS
/utility/
MISC
TXT
/VISI .DATA/
PICTURE
BIN
/examples/data
POKER. EXEC
TXT
/examples/data
♦POSTAGE. RATES
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/examples/extras
*PRODOS . FILER
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/catalog/
PROGRAMS
TXT
/VISI.DATA/
*READ. DIRECTORY
BAS
/examples/extras
REF. 1
TXT
/VISI.DATA/
REF . FILE . 1
TXT
/examples/
REFERANCE
TXT
/examples/programs
REFERANCE
TXT
/examples/data
REFERANCE
BAS
/examples/
RELOCCODE
REL
/examples/directo-
♦REMOVE. GPLE
BIN /UTILITY/
♦RRC
BIN
/utility/
SCREEN
BIN
/utility/
SHOWOFF . EXEC
TXT
/examples/data
SOFT. REV
TXT
/VISI.DATA/
SORT . PROGRAM
BAS
/examples/
SORTED . TEXT
TXT
/examples/
SPLT. SCREEN
BIN
/utility/
STARTUP
BAS
/utility/
♦STARTUP
BAS
/catalog/
STARTUP
BAS
/vi si .data/
♦STARTUP
BAS
/examples/
SYSTEM . PROGRAM
SYS
/examples/directo-
TC
TXT
/visi .data/
TEXT
TXT
/examples/data
TEXT
TXT
/examples/directo-
TEXT. GEN
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/examples/
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870 INPUT L3$ : REM
880 FOR 1=1 TO 50
890 INPUT L$(I): IF L$(I) =
900 L$(I) = LEFT$ (L$(I),20)
910 IF MID$ (L$(I),18,3) =
MID$ (L$(I) ,2,X) :N = N
READ BLANK LINE
"' THEN 1 = 50: GOTO 940
+ " " + PR$: REM READ FILES
'DIR" THEN GOSUB 1170:SD$(N) =
• 1: GOTO 890
920 IF MID$ (L$(I),18,3) = "SYS" THEN 890
930 FMAX = FMAX + 1
940
950
960
970
980
990
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, 1) : IF B$ =
NEXT I
INPUT L5?: REM
PRINT D? "CLOSE"
ON MF GOTO 1190
IF N < 2 THEN 1190
FOR T = 1 TO N - 1
F = FMAX + 1
IF LEFT? (SD?(T),7)
PRINT D?"OPEN";SD?(T)
PRINT D?"READ";SD?(T)
INPUT LI?
INPUT L2?
INPUT L3?
FOR I = F TO
INPUT L?(I) :
1090 L$(I) = LEFT? (L?(I),20) +
1100 REM X « LEN (L?(I)): IF X
?(I),39) + "-"
1110 FMAX = FMAX + 1
1120 NEXT I
INPUT L5?
PRINT D? "CLOSE"
NEXT T
GOTO 1190
FOR T = 1 TO 16:B? = MID? (L?(l),l + T
THEN X = T - 1:T = 16
NEXT T: RETURN
N = 1
PRINT D?"PREFIX";VOL?;DIR?
1210 N = 0: IF "/" + A? = VOL? +
1220 HTAB 8: PRINT "SAVING ",-A?
PRINT D?" OPEN"; A?
PRINT D?" CLOSE", -A?
PRINT D? "DELETE" ; A?
PRINT D?" OPEN"; A?
PRINT D? "WRITE"; A?
PRINT PR? : PRINT FMAX
FOR I = 1 TO FMAX : PRINT L?(I)
IF MF = 1 THEN RETURN
PRINT L5?
PRINT D? "CLOSE"
HOME : VTAB 8: HTAB 9: PRINT " CATALOG ANOTHER DISK ?
VTAB 11: HTAB 14: PRINT "ENTER (Y/N) ";: GET A?: IF A?
N" THEN 200
IF A? < > "Y" THEN 1330
GOTO 720
REM <<============ DELETE A VOLUME FILE ============>>
PRINT D?"PREFIX" ;VOL?;DIR?: TEXT : HOME
PRINT D?"CAT"
INPUT "ENTER VOLUME TO DELETE (E=EXIT) ? ";N?:
65 OR ASC (N?) > 90 THEN V = PEEK (37)
- 868: GOTO 190
= "E" THEN 200
D? "VERIFY" ;N?
PRINT D? " DELETE ";N?
GOTO 200
REM <<============== UPDATE MASTER FILE ======
HOME :MF = 1
PRINT D?"PREFIX";VOL?;DIR?
PRINT D?"OPEN MASTER. FILE"
PRINT D?"CLOSE MASTER. FILE"
PRINT D? "DELETE MASTER. FILE"
GOSUB 770: HOME
L = FMAX: FMAX = 0:N = 0:P = 0:SP? = " "
VTAB 2: HTAB 10: PRINT "UPDATING MASTER FILE"
FOR I = 1 TO 40: PRINT "-";: NEXT I
FOR F = 1 TO L
(N?,18,3) < > "TXT
HTAB 15: PRINT N?
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1580 GOSUB 450
1590 FOR I = 1 TO FMAX
1600 IF LEFT? (A?(I),1)
1610 Y = LEN (A? (I) ): IF
8) + "-"
1620 MF? (N + I) = A? (I)
1630 IF I + N = > 500 THEN N = N + I
"CATALOG FULL": FOR I = 1 TO 1000
1640 NEXT I:N = N + FMAX
1650 NEXT F:FMAX = N
1660 REM <<============= SORT ROUTINE = ;
1670 1=1
1680 1=2*1: IF I< = FMAX THEN 1680
THEN 1650
"*" THEN A? (I)
39 THEN A? (I) =
= " " + A? (I)
LEFT? (A? (I), 3
F = L : I = FMAX: PRINT
NEXT I: GOTO 1650
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I = INT (I / 2): IF I = THEN 1780
HOME : VTAB 10: HTAB 12: PRINT "SORTING ";PMAX;" FILES"
FOR F = 1 TO FMAX - 1
A = F
L = I + A: IF L > FMAX THEN 1760
IF MID? (MF$ (A) ,2,14) > MID? (MF$ (L) , 2 , 14 ) THEN A$ =
MF? ( A ) : MF? ( A ) = MF$ (L) :MF? (L) = A$ : A = A - 1 : IF A > THEN
1730
VTAB 14: HTAB 10: PRINT "PASS ";P;" SORTS/PASS ";F
NEXT :P = P + 1
GOTO 1690
HOME : VTAB 10: HTAB 10: PRINT "SAVING MASTER FILE"
PRINT D$"OPEN MASTER. FILE"
PRINT D? "WRITE MASTER. FILE"
PRINT PR?: PRINT FMAX
FOR I = 1 TO FMAX
PRINT MF$(I)
NEXT I
PRINT D$ "CLOSE"
GOTO 200
REM <<============ SEE MASTER FILE ===============>>
PRINT D?"PREFIX";VOL$;DIR?
PRINT D$ "VERIFY MASTER. FILE"
HOME : PRINT D?"OPEN MASTER. FILE"
PRINT D$ "READ MASTER . FILE "
INPUT PR?: INPUT FMAX
FOR I = 1 TO FMAX
INPUT MF$(I)
NEXT
PRINT D$ "CLOSE"
IF PR = 1 THEN RETURN
HOME :L =
FOR I = 1 TO FMAX
IF LEFT$ (MF$(I),1)
PRINT MF$(I)
L = L + 1
IF L = 21 THEN
NTINUE": NORMAL
868 :L =
NEXT I: PRINT :
***": PRINT
INVERSE : PRINT
NORMAL : GET A$
IF A? = "Y" THEN 1980
GOTO 200
REM <<===============
*" THEN PRINT
HTAB 10: INVERSE : PRINT "ANY KEY TO CO
GET A$:V = PEEK (37): VTAB V: CALL -
HTAB 10: PRINT
; FMAX ; " FILES
END OF LIST * SCROLL AGAIN? (Y/N)
PRINT MASTER LIST
THEN MF$ (F) -
1 THEN MF$ ( F )
NOTE
" + MF$ (F
MF$(F) +
PRINT D?"PREFIX";VOL$;DIR?
PRINT D? "VERIFY MASTER. FILE"
HOME :L = 0:PR = 1: GOSUB 1900
SP? = " ": REM 20 SPACES
VTAB 10: HTAB 13: INVERSE : PRINT " PRINTER ON 11 "; CHR$
(7): NORMAL
VTAB 12: HTAB 10: PRINT "ANY KEY TO CONTINUE": GET A$
PRINT D$"PR#1": REM ACTIVATE PRINTER (SLOT #1)
PRINT " FILE NAME TYPE VOL . DIR. /SUBDIR.
S"
FOR I = 1 TO 79: PRINT " = ";: NEXT I: PRINT
IF L > 1 THEN L = 0: RETURN
FOR F = 1 TO FMAX
L = L + 1
IF LEFT? (MF$(F),1) < > "*
)
P = 39 - LEN ( MF? ( F ) ) : IF P
LEFT? (SP?,P)
PRINT " ";MF?(F) ; "
": REM 37 '_'
IF L > 59 THEN PRINT : PRINT : PRINT : PRINT : GOSUB 2
160
NEXT
PRINT D?"PR#0":PR = 0: GOTO 200
REM <<—========— ONERR ROUTINES ===============>>
PRINT D? "CLOSE": HOME
IF PEEK (222) = 6 AND N = 1 THEN HOME : VTAB 10: HTAB
7: PRINT "INSERT CATALOG FILER DISK ": VTAB 15: HTAB 10:
PRINT "ANY KEY TO CONTINUE";: GET B? : GOTO 1200
IF PEEK (222) = 6 THEN VTAB 10: HTAB 10: PRINT " PATH
NOT FOUND ": FOR I = 1 TO 1500: NEXT I: GOTO 190
IF PEEK (222) = 7 THEN HOME : VTAB 10: HTAB 7: PRINT
"NO SUBDIRECTORY PATH FOUND": VTAB 15: HTAB 10: PRINT "A
NY KEY TO CONTINUE";: GET B? : GOTO 190
IF PEEK (222) = 8 THEN HOME : VTAB 10: HTAB 7: PRINT
"NO DISK FOUND IN DRIVE #1 ": VTAB 15: HTAB 10: PRINT "A
NY KEY TO CONTINUE";: GET B? : GOTO 190
IF PEEK (222) = 13 THEN VTAB 10: HTAB 10: PRINT "NOT
A TEXT FILE ": FOR I = 1 TO 1500: NEXT : GOTO 190
IF PEEK (222) = 53 THEN VTAB 10: HTAB 10: PRINT "ILLE
GAL QUANTITY " : FOR I = 1 TO 1500: NEXT :
PRINT "ERROR # " ; PEEK (222); "AT LINE #
PEEK (219) * 256: END
GOTO 190
"; PEEK (218)
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gram actually helps the student solve the problem without
solving it for him or her.
"Homework Helper is a tool for learning," technical editor
Paul Start, a former math teacher, says. "It's a very workman-
like tool without frills, or bells and whistles or exploding bal-
loons. It does a job people hate, and does it better than any
person could. That's what I expect from a computer."
Managing editor and mother Dawn Matthews appreciates a
"break from the homework battleground." Of course, The
A-Team is another sort of truce, but Dawn likes Homework
Helper because "it encourages logical thinking."
Homework Helper: Writing is a companion product that
helps students put words on paper. It asks questions like
"What are you trying to say?" and "To whom are you talk-
ing?" and walks kids through writing the same patient way
Word Problems handles math.
Homework Helper: Math Word Problems and Homework
Helper: Writing are priced at $49.95 each, and are available
now from Spinnaker Software, One Kendall Square, Cam-
bridge, MA 02139, (617) 494-1 200. ■
Editors' Choice singles out one product each month that the
inCider editors feel is a significant addition to the Apple II
family of products.
Let's compare
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The Apple lie on the right works exactly the same as the
Apple lie on the left. Almost. The Apple on the right has a
powerful memory expansion coprocessing card called Z-RAM.
From Applied Engineering. Which means the Apple on the
right can completely load AppleWorks into RAM — and then
run it up CO thirty times faster than the Apple on the left.
Z-RAM also acts as a solid-state disk drive. Which means
the Apple on the right will load and store programs up to
30 times faster And, our included RAM disk is compatible
with Applesoft, PRO-DOS, DOS 3 3, PASCAL and CP/M.
Turbo Charged AppleWorks.
Even a 256K Z-RAM can completely load AppleWorks
into RAM. With Z-RAM, the moment your fingers touch the
keyboard AppleWorks responds. A 256K Z-RAM lets your
lie run AppleWorks up to 30 times faster, increases available
desktop to 235K and maximum number of records from 1,350
to over 15,000, quadruples the number of lines allowed in the
word processor, provides a print spooler, and auto-
segments large riles so they can be saved on two or
more disks. A 512K Z-RAM boosts AppleWorks
desktop to an incredible 425K.
Take a closer look.
There's more. Z-RAM has a built-in high speed
Z-80B microprocessor that allows you to run CP/M
programs. Which means you now have access to the
single largest body of software in existence, including
popular packages like WordStar, dBase II, Turbo PASCAL and
Microsoft BASIC. A 16 bit option is also available.
And still more. Z-RAV1 is compatible with all lie software and
hardware, installs easily in just ten minutes with a screwdriver
( slightly longer without ), is available with 256K or 512K of
additional memory ( a 256K Z-RAM can be upgraded to 512K at
APPLEWORKS HAS 425K
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any time ). Z-RAM is easily handled by the lie power supply with
our patent pending pi iwer saving design.
The only thing better than that would be a recommendation
from Steve Wozniak.
"/ recommend Applied
Engineering products whole-
heartedly. " ( Of course, Steve's lie
has a Z HAM installed.)
Store Wozniak, the creator
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For fast response.
Z-RAM comes complete with simple instructions, RAM disk
software, Z-80 operating system, CP/M manual. And a five year
"hassle free" warranty. Make a good Apple great. With
256K Z-RAM "384K total" ( $329); with 512K "640K total"
( $389); 16 bit option may be added latert $89).
If you want to run CP/M software, but don't need
more memory, we suggest our Z-80c card. The Z-80c
has no memory expansion ports and is priced at
onlv $159.
Call 214-241-6060 TO ORDER TODAY 9 a.m. to
11 p.m. Seven days, or send check or money order
to Applied Engineering. MasterCard, Visa and C.O.D.
welcome. Texas residents add 5^h% sales tax. Add $10.00
outside LISA.
Applied Engineering
P.O. Box 798, Carrollton, TX 75006
(214)241-6060
Only the Hayes Transet 1000 @
canget you out of this one
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Now your PC can do three
things at once instead of making
you wait while it does one thing
at once.
We call it tri ple taskin g."
It means you can work with
your PC while the Transet 1000
receives your electronic mail
and runs your printer for you
simultaneously.
Three jobs at once. No waiting.
When you're away from your
desk, or at night while your PC
is turned off, Transet 1000 serves
as an electronic mailbox.
Because it has its own indepen-
dent 128K or 512K memory.
To get the messages that come
in through the night, you can
call them up on your PC. Access
them through a remote modem
if you're away from the office.
Or even have them waiting for
you in hard copy.
By now it's dawning on you
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Say yes to the future with Hayes.
* Manufacturer's estimated retail price.
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that Transet 1000 can make your
PC about three times as produc-
tive as it is now. Which is no
small statement.
You've also figured out it's
more than just a print buffer.
More than just a communica-
tions buffer. And probably costs
a lot. Right?
Wrong!
It costs only $399* for the
128K model which stores up to
90 pages. And only $549* for the
512K version with up to 360
pages of storage.
For more information and
specifications, contact your
authorized Hayes dealer. Or
Hayes directly at (404) 441-1617.
Hayes Microcomputer Prod-
ucts, Inc., P.O. Box 105203,
Atlanta, Georgia 30348.
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